We have stayed with Kurt and Carol for almost 2 months. So this is the perspective of long term guests.
The basement apartment feels new, modern and is well functionally furnished. We just suggest putting an actual table in there, rather than a folding table, and a large rug. It is very clean.
During the colder months of the year it gets very chilly down there. But Kurt and Carol provided space heaters for the room and the living space. So it was bearable for us, albeit not cosy to hang out in the living room.
There is also some natural light coming through the window in the bedroom, which makes it feel less like a basement room. The bed has a foam mattress and is comfortable for sleeping.
The hosts have responded fast to questions/needs and have cleaned the apartment once a week, which we appreciated. For the most part we were on good terms with the hosts. But unfortunately Carol acted unprofessionally several times during our stay and put us in weird situations that she justified with her being OCD. Scattered events that climaxed in a surreal incident one night involving pillow cases that needed to match exactly.
Because we borrowed a reusable bag from the common area once without asking first, she thought we took an extra pillow from one of the locked rooms. So she confronted us at nearly 10 pm in our pajamas. She wouldn’t allow us to leave the conversation. There was no meaningful acknowledgement of wrong doing, even the next day.
Until then we had felt fine staying with them. But after that day, it felt very awkward and it was very difficult to relax, especially since Carol tended to come downstairs for various tasks regularly throughout the week, creating lots of rules that had to be followed in order not to upset her. And that’s exactly the point that made our stay uncomfortable towards the end. So we didn’t extend.
Kurt was respectful, chill and cool. Always up for a chat, he was a great host. But we basically felt the need to cater to our hostess’s needs, who clearly has issues, during a pandemic and a highly stressful time for us. And we would have rather done without it.
Overall the place is nice and we can recommend it for short term stays. Long term we can only recommend to people who don’t mind living in a shared basement, following lots of rules and occasionally dealing with the controlling, mildly suspicious attitude of the hostess.