The positives outweighed the negatives for me. The biggest positive was the location of the basement apartment. The metro stop is just around the corner. The apartment is also very tidy. Negative: I found the sound from upstairs to be louder than I expected. We are typically awake before 7am so it wasn’t a huge deal but it was more than “sounds of people walking” as described. We could hear talking, phone conversations, music, etc. But - again - not a deal breaker as we were not there much. But it is the reason I cannot justify 5 stars.