The house was super cool. Entry by code at gate and front door was so handy. Not a great neighborhood, but if you're smart about it, you'll be totally fine. Just don't go wandering around drunk in the middle of the night or anything.
One thing to note - I stayed in the Garden Room, which is obviously at garden level. If you don't know what that is: it's basically a half-underground basement kind of level. If you have any semblance of arachnophobia, or bugs creep you out - do not stay in the lower level of this house. It's a basement in an old house, there are going to be bugs. I saw a lot of spiders and a few house centipedes. All harmless, but if you're the type of person who can't sleep if you know there's a spider in the room somewhere, you will not have a good time here.
That being said, I didn't see bugs elsewhere in the house (though I didn't spend much time outside of my room), so a different room may work for you. The host was super responsive and the house is really neat, so I'd recommend it!