GARDEN ROOM

I did not get to meet Michael but he was communicative and very friendly in his messages. This is a steal for the area and I would recommend for budget travelers.

The house is beautiful and relaxing. Fountains, bamboo, statues, artwork, great style make for a cool experience.

The cleanliness of the room could have been a bit better. There were multiple spiders (I killed about 10-15) on the ceilings and because the ceiling is so low, I didn't want spiders in my hair. I know I should I have reported this but I didn't mind squashing them myself with a tissue so it was a non-issue for me personally but I thought people might want to know that can't deal with spiders(daddy long leggish variety... soft, slow, boring type).

If people are in the kitchen, you will hear footsteps above but I brought a white noise machine which eliminated that.

The mattress for me is a bit too soft, but I am all about super firm mattresses so I slept on the floor(I do this quite often and was happy that Michael provided two blankets and a sheet so I could make my own bed on the hardwood floor).

The area feels very safe and there are good inexpensive restaurants nearby(I loved Papas Tacos and Kebab Shop).

The airplanes hover over and sound like large trucks passing by when in the room. This is a non-issue during sleeping hours of course because flights stop. I didn't find the noise to be a problem at all.

Internet is SUPER FAST.

I only used the one shower nearest the main entrance and it was annoying that people left all their things inside the shower. Most of it was in a pile in the corner on the floor. There is also no light inside the shower itself.

The door to the room is a windowed door with blinds for privacy. These blinds don't really do the job because they don't cover the entire windowed area at all. Being a guy, I don't mind this but I thought I would put this out there.

The room is definitely not a luxurious five star hotel room, but I wasn't expecting such and if you want to save a buck in a great part of town, stay here.