Laysin was a great host. He provided lots of information and took my suggestions -- for example that he move the two enormous dog kennels away from the only two small windows in the apartment -- with good will. The apartment is on the ground floor overlooking the garage roof and has low ceilings, giving it a basement kind of feeling but it also gets lots of direct sunlight. The furnishings are minimal and random, for example, an enormous black naughahyde sofa, much too big for the space. The apartment is a little short on amenities -- no coffee maker, TV, microwave, teaspoons. When a family of six was staying in the unit upstairs, the sound of their footsteps overhead was at times unbearable for me, but then I'm sensitive to noise. All in all I had a pleasant stay. The location was definitely worth a few minor inconveniences.