Karl's place was exceptionally clean. In a basement space I am always fearful of bugs, but I never saw one. The bathroom is VERY small but functional. Karl has AWESOME communication and when linens were missing for pullout it was remedied immediately. As for the noise from upstairs neighbors, that really did not bother us as it reminded us of our old city apt., where you can hear people living up above, however the odor that permeated to our living space was strong. At one point we thought we might be staying underneath a dispensary.