John made me feel welcome at the basement apartment. He was very responsive to my text messages and to the emails I sent him via Airbnb. However, I have to say that I did not enjoy stepping on the floor in my room because it doesn't have any tiles. It's essentially cement covered with something on it which doesn't make it too nice to step on. A carpet is recommended when moving to this room. Otherwise have in mind that the people living there are not too clean. The restrooms are always messy and it seems the guys that live there don't know how to use the facilities properly. I would also say the same about the kitchen. Most of the time dishes were left in the sink for days making other guests uncomfortable in using the kitchen. You should also be used to seeing different people each day since other folks living there bring friends or acquaintances to the common areas. (This place is not too big so it's obvious when others are there). Moreover, the people living there were simply not considerate in terms of not making too much noise after 10:00pm on weekdays or leaving common areas clean.