Nora's duplex was great. It is very pretty from the outside, and the inside is fairly spacious, clean and useful. There are 1.5 baths so it really helps when you have more than 2 people staying.
The kitchen was very nicely finished, small but beautiful. It has a skylight, and so does the bathroom with the shower! Nice touches.
3 negatives for me:
First, we were informed that the washer had broken down on the day of check-in. It's very convenient timing given that it had free cancellation up until then, but OK, Nora and Lance were kind enough to offer laundry reimbursement which we took up. Still, it meant we washed our clothes only once mid-stay (10 nights) as I didn't want to reimburse twice, and we ended flying out of SF with a lot of dirty clothes. We hope this gets fixed for future tenants.
Second, some mild annoyances with the home.. I think the hot water comes from a tank as I started to fill the tub with hot water but by the time it was full, the water coming out of the faucet was ice cold. If you have many people staying the last person is going to shower cold -- space out your use! The wifi is also a little spotty, and certainly slow.
Third and last, the communication wasn't often that quick. When I asked questions about checking-in or the hot water, it certainly took much longer for them to reply than when I was replying to them about something they needed (they wanted to know what the repairman thought of the washer).
We'd still stay here again.. if the washer is fixed!