Lulu was very welcoming and very personable. I would compare my experience with that of an upscale hostel (there were about 3-4 additional guests staying at the same time we were). The sharing of restrooms was not a nuisance as I would have thought. She does have thin walls and we were asked to lower our voices in our room around 7:30AM. Considering checkout is 9AM, I found this to be a rather annoying request. Lulu runs a very tight ship. If you find a large list of rules to be cumbersome, I wouldn't recommend staying here. You best follow all these rules or Lulu will definitely get on your case about them. However, she has a beautiful home, a very reasonable priced stay and was very hospitable nonetheless. I would say all this far outweighs the cons. She is also located about a 10-15 minute walk to the metro station which made getting into and out of the city very convenient.