The area is pretty lush, clean and surrounded by middle class home owners, so it's pretty decent if you want to take a walk.
I would strongly advise having a car around, unless you want to use a cab, the public transportation is quite a distance.
The host, Bruce is a very affable person. First impression through messaging was not very welcoming but after giving it some thoughts, I could relate and perfectly understand. Covid context, vaccine or no vaccine deals going on... He wanted to make sure he was hosting safe.
When you get to meet and talk to the guy, he is a pretty good Pal.
Now for the place itself, the pros:
Very comfortable bed. Clean sheets, the room was clean, the bathroom immaculate, there is a kitchen area though not very practical. Although the place was designed to be an independent part of the house, the kitchen is not to be used for cooking and such.
Cons: It is an old house and it's in the basement, so no natural light, and naturally smells very basement-ish.
Bruce made some effort putting up some odor absorbent here and there but the smell is definitely there.
I stayed at the place three nights because I don’t have a problem with the smell and I was there mostly late at night to hit the pillow and go on my business early in the morning, but if I had my wife with me, we wouldn’t have stayed. Same thing if I was with the kids. Something to keep in mind before booking. But if you are like me and planning on using the place as a back base, it is ok, safe, clean and priced correctly.
Cheers All!