We were very pleased with our experience. We got there later than expected but our host was very accommodating. The home was lovely, charming and comfortable - especially the beds. I slept soundly every night, which is unusual for me when I am traveling. There is a nice front porch and a deck, and the outside of the home is beautifully landscaped; one feels like one is in a botanical garden. The home is close to public transportation (the red and brown lines), and is just down the block from a fantastic grocery store, Mariano's, where you can even buy and drink wine while shopping! How civilized!

The home is a bit small for seven people, but the availability of the front porch and deck, as well as outdoor chairs, meant that we were not on top of each other during the stay.

There are two bathrooms, but they cannot be used at the same time. If water is being used downstairs, the water in the upstairs bathroom shuts off. That posed a bit of a problem for us in trying to get ready to go out if more than two people wanted to shower that day, but we worked around it. It is an older home, after all, and older homes often do have plumbing issues. But the age of the home is part of what made it charming.

The neighborhood appears to be one in transition; there are lovely homes all around, and our immediate vicinity was fine, but you don't have to go very far north to find yourself in sketchy surroundings. We went out for Vietnamese food one night and found ourselves walking through a profane and heated shouting match being carried on by two men on opposite sides of the street; we got worried when we saw the women walking with the men duck as if they expected violence to break out. That having been said, there are numerous restaurants in the immediate area, and you can get pretty much whatever ethnic food you want.

We really enjoyed our stay there and would recommend it.