Joe was not around when we got to the place but his friend was there to welcome us. The place was as advertised, bed was comfortable (and it had a stand!), house was clean; kitchen was organized, and we had great coffee every morning. We even managed to watch one movie on Netflix. The neighborhood seemed safe. It would have been nice to walk around if not for the snow. Had a chance for a short chat separately with Joe and Alex. They were very nice and gave good advice on what events to go to. All the freebies made up for the distance. They gave us caps as souvenir :-)