It does have stairs as you open the gate. Be careful when wet you can slip. The place is cute, as pictures show and cozy. You can wash your laundry for 1.50 a load great price! Specially when you have little ones and don’t want to carry to much clothes. We banged our self pretty good on our shins the bed had a wood frame that sticks out and every time you get up at night to use the rest room it’s dark so you can’t see and get hurt on the corners . Could not avoid it. Hubby and I came home all bruised up. Other than that very quiet safe neighborhood. You can walk to old town from the place only 5 minutes there. Don’t move the car as it’s impossible to find parking if you do.