Marilyn was a great host! She was very communicative every step of the way and made sure we were as comfortable as possible. I had come with my sister for a girls trip and we rented a car- hence the 30 min commute to downtown was not so horrible. However, the neighbors do not seem very friendly, on occasions we said Hi to which their was no response and we did feel ignored (female Muslims with head coverings). Since the unit is in the back of the main house there should definitely be lights along the path to the back - we both had our phone flash on as it was hard to see anything later at night. All in all it was a great stay, but if you are not renting a car or have activities in downtown planned I would advise staying closer to the city.