Pros: The hosts were extremely responsive and provided lots of great recommendations of things to do in the neighborhood before we arrived. The person who lived onsite was welcoming and friendly. We only saw her once throughout the duration of our stay! The neighborhood was unbelievably clean and so beautiful for walks! The place itself was very clean and had all the staples you might need (from shampoo, conditioner to salt and pepper). The place looked just like the pictures and was good for a couple.
Cons:
1) Bed = not that comfortable
2) couch/futon in living room = extremely uncomfortable...this turned into a real bummer as time went on, because there was not really anywhere comfortable to sit in the living room area. :(
3) Hoping to enjoy the rare luxury of a mid-afternoon nap, we instead listened to the dog barking upstairs for an hour. To be fair, it turns out the bark collar had a dead battery, so not sure how this could have been avoided. It did, however, ruin any hope for an afternoon nap! When we contacted the owner, the issue was handled as soon as she could get back.
4) While in the bedroom, we could hear - with startling clarity - the conversation going on between the person upstairs and her daughter. It was weird and a bit uncomfortable. In addition, we could definitely hear footsteps, running, etc. Disclaimer: I am from Texas, so I'm not sure what is an acceptable/expected level of noise when you're in a basement - we don't have them here. We found this to be pretty annoying.
4) The listing absolutely made it clear that the entrance to the property was not ideal. We expected this, but it turned out there were 3 doors (2 in a very small space) between us and the outside. It was difficult to get the three (including my dog) of us in/out without holding a couple doors awkwardly at the top of the staircase. Also, it was rough bringing our bags and groceries inside.