Dana was a lovely and warm host, offering help and friendliness, so it pains me to be frank about this Airbnb rental, but my hope is that she will take these comments as suggestions for improvement for what could eventually be a very comfortable place. First, this is not an “apartment” as advertised, but simply a partially finished basement room with a funky bathroom. Here is what I observed about the room: I regret to say that the room struck me as currently somewhat unsafe for habitation, for several reasons: there is apparently no heating or cooling (there was an electric fan), no thermostat, no smoke alarm, no window that opened (only 3 extremely small basement windows—no natural light) and the only inside lock, the doorknob lock on the inner door, is inadequate. The room was not professionally or adequately cleaned and though the bedding, shower, and sink were reasonably clean, the floor, furniture, and table surfaces were quite dirty, and exposed pipes and wires gave an unsafe impression. The bathroom floor was rather filthy—very unpleasant, necessitating the wearing of shoes at all times. There is inconveniently no mirror in the bathroom, though there is one on the wall outside the bathroom. To enter the semi-private door to the basement (I say semi-private, because the stair inside also leads to the main house) you need to step up on a relatively high step to reach the keypad lock, which I had trouble reaching at my height of 5’ 1”. At night the keypad was impossible to see, as there was no porch light switched on. Dana did hear me struggling one night and came out to open the door, which was nice of her. She told me if you push the top button, the keypad lights up. The sofa was too dirty to sit on, floors were dirty, carpets worn, torn and had not been cleaned in a while from the look of it. There was no reading or bedside light, which means you have to get out of bed to switch off the light near the door and find your way back in the dark. Bathroom ceiling was a mess of exposed pipes and wires! Again, thank you, Dana, for your kindness and hospitality, but it’s imperative that this rental receive some care, attention, and improvements. Also, the location is listed as “Brookline/Boston,” but it is actually in Brighton. This was my 2nd experience with Airbnb. The first was delightful, a full apartment in Cambridge MA, super-clean and adequately appointed. After this experience, I am definitely going to swear off Airbnb and stay, perhaps for shorter stays, in decent hotels, where reasonable expectations and service will prevail.