Katie's place is tucked away in a quiet, hilly, leafy neighborhood within easy distance to many Asheville attractions. For a basement apartment it gets very good light in the front sitting area and elsewhere the recessed lighting provides nice soft lighting. It was chilly at night when I visited Asheville, and the heating (which you control) kept the unit nice and toasty. It was a good landing place to return to at the end of day of sightseeing.