Ling and Chris were delightful hosts and had the sweetest little dogs. The listing was really great and I would rate it excellent except for the squeaking of the floor, pitter patter of one of their cute dogs, opening and closing of the doors and the running of kitchen appliances in the morning and later in the evening. I've had basements but never experienced the activity noises, so was a bit surprised for I was expecting something a bit more private. I typically don't have the TV on or music for I value my quiet time before bed and early in the morning. That said, I'm sure if we were talkative and did have the TV and/or music on, the noise would carry upstairs to the hosts...so I'm not sure how I would recommend giving your guest(s) a heads up. I wasn't able to lock our unit except on the inside, so that was a bummer.