This "room in a house" is more like an apartment. The house itself is split up into different apartments that can be accessed by a common hall/stairs. The arrangement actually allows for a lot of privacy! You have your own secured door to your apartment. The apartment has a second room that has a breakfast nook and a very convenient sink! (With a shared bathroom outside of the apartment, it was nice to be able to brush your teeth or fill up a water bottle in your own room.) There's just nothing else. No kitchen, no utensils, no cleaning products, nothing. The cabinets are completely empty. The house is an old, historic Victorian, which has a certain allure and plenty of quirks. Most quirks were easily adapted to, but it's always nice to know what you're getting into beforehand...And more info helps with deciding if this listing is the right place for you. So here are the quirks and other useful info: Bathroom: Two steps from your front door. Never had a conflict with (never even saw!) the other guests (one apartment) that we shared the bathroom with. Theoretically if there was a conflict, there is another bathroom on the next floor up that you could use. The shower: The shower is a clawfoot tub, which means it requires a big step to get into and there isn't anywhere to place stuff - whether that is your own toiletries or hair balls that you are considerately keeping out of the drain (good on you!). Shampoo is provided; the water gets very hot; The water pressure leaves something to be desired. Light: This room faces the street which makes for a pleasant view of the neighborhood, but also means that light from the street lamp streams in at night. The curtains do little to block it so if you have trouble sleeping with light, suggest packing an eye mask. Pillows and towels: Not enough of them. Two pillows total and two towels (hand towel and shower towel) per guest. That's it. We wanted more. Heater: Excellent! This little thing is in the boarded up fireplace and it does a really great job heating up the room. I don't think it can turn off on its own though and there's really no telling if it can because there are no markings. Pipes in room: Noisy, but the noise only lasts for a short while after you turn off the water. I found it endearing. Pipes in bathroom: There is a hot faucet and a cold faucet; no possibility of mixing the two. Made for interesting face washing. Maybe wash your face I the room; the sink in the room doesn't have the same problem. Location: Excellent. Central, safe, very nice neighborhood, birthplace of the 1960s counterculture / hippie movement, rich in culture and character. Overall: It's a great value and it was fun to be surrounded by so much history. Beware of sticker shock when the fees and taxes are added on...