The Good:
Brian seemed like a pretty normal guy. He was polite, provided a few recommendations and was somewhat responsive when we requested the temperature to be lowered. He has two adorable dogs that provided plenty of morning entertainment as there is nothing preventing them from entering the "bedroom."
The Bad:
Privacy is a bit of an issue. The room in which we stayed doesn't have a door separating you from the rest of the house. This is even more problematic given that Brian had lost the key to the front door of the home-- meaning, it wasn't to be locked. While Brian was kind enough to be flexible regarding the time we checked out, he was not available when we wanted to check in. He had an errand to run and fortunately we some friends host us until he could meet us. After an eight hour drive, you really just want to unpack and shower . Back to privacy, we did have our own bathroom which was right off the kitchen. Above the bathroom door is a large rectangular cutout that did nothing to prevent the exchange of noise-- this can make for some awkward morning routines. Lastly, we don't feel the pictures we saw online were a fair representation of the actual usable space. I understand that angles and filters can do a home justice but to show rooms that simply weren't available to us seems like a stretch.
The Ugly
Going back to the situation with the lost key, this is completely unacceptable. Brian doesn't live in a bad part of town but not being able to lock the front door and not having a door to our bedroom certainly didn't help us sleep. There is nothing stopping someone from coming inside and making their way to the area where we were sleeping. The temperature was also a huge issue. While getting ready for dinner it was warm enough to cause us to sweat. That evening when trying to get to bed it was 80 degrees in the bedroom. We contacted Brian on a few occasions to try and have him turn down the temperature. The first day we heard back and he said he would turn up the AC, but as the heat and the trip continued, Brian stopped responding.