The rental is in a great neighborhood, safe, and I thought pretty quiet. There are folks upstairs so if you don't get up by 6:30 am, you will now. But that did not bother us at all. Melissa had the A/C fixed upon my inquiry of the terrible sound and freeze out that caused us two sleepless nights from it. Thank God that was fixed, much thanks. They are adamant about doing the dishes or there is a $25 fee, but there was no dish soap, and it was never brought over, so we bought some. The bed is high, the tub is high and the sofa is low, but all are AOK. The bed was quite comfortable. There are super restaurants within a mile and it is also a very short drive downtown. We really enjoyed our time in Asheville and happy after all with David and Melissa's place.