The area is AMAZING - a block from the park, the unit is beautifully appointed and clean as a whistle, but not what we expected at all, and we would not stay again.
This unit is described as a "studio" and "efficiency suite" and "separate" from the house. It is none of these things. There is no kitchen area or even a mini-fridge, microwave, etc, so our food supplies went to waste. There is one bed, one nightstand, one lamp and a bathroom. That's it. No desk area as described in the ad, not even a chair to sit on. It's a room and a bathroom in a house with a locked door.
There is no AC and no access to the heat, so we had to open the window to the garden to cool off (which we then had to close because someone was smoking on the couch out there - 6 feet from our bed... every morning around 5am.)
Contrary to the description, this unit is not sound insulated. You can hear and smell the residents on the other side of the bedroom door using the kitchen and talking. They whispered, but we were very aware that they could also hear us. The whole stay was just unbelievably awkward.
I gave Russell a heads up on my concerns and this review, and he graciously offered to release us from the contract and refund our money. Nice guy, just know what you're signing up for when you rent this place.
Be aware it's a hike to get to your "private" entrance - steep steps, two different doors with keypads and a creepy utility hall with low clearance. If you stay here you'll want to travel light.