The apt is exactly as pictured. This was our first time renting out someone's home vs a hotel & I must say I think I will look on Airbnb first before hotel chains. I never met the host because everything we needed was in the house. We parked right in front of the apt on the street without a hassle. The grocery store is like 0.4miles away & downtown is about 3mi. The location was ideal for us. My boyfriend had torn his ACL right before our trip so we couldnt stay out as much as we wouldve like so we made a vow to come back because the city is so beautiful. Thanks Mindy for offering ur cool apt!