The place was nice and in an area that was close to the activities we were doing. Daniel was nice. Yes, he has dogs and they were out in the yard. The dogs were friendly but will bark at you but are harmless. It was 100% okay with us, we are dog people- if you are not, don't book, it won't be for everyone. The bed was comfortable and the place was clean. It is a basement apartment and noise coming from upstairs was not an issue but a few times I felt like we had to be quieter than normal not to disturb his home but that may have just been me being paranoid. Overall it was a great stay for a decent price and we had everything we needed.