Yes, this is a basement apartment, but it is not below ground like many basement apartments. It's on ground level which makes a big difference. The windows are bigger, so there's a lot more light that comes in. It also felt larger than we had expected. The bed was extremely comfortable, and the place couldn't have been cleaner. It appears to be newly-renovated which was nice, and the West Asheville location is wonderful and extremely convenient. It's easy to get to downtown Asheville. There were guests in the upstairs apartment, and although you could hear foot steps, we did not hear voices. Our only regret was that there wasn't more/different furniture to make staying in the apartment more comfortable. A armchair in the living room, for example, a table lamp for the one side table, and a coffee table. There was only one nightstand and lamp in the bedroom, even though there was plenty of room for a second nightstand and lamp. I ended up moving one of the bar chairs from the dining room to sub as a second night stand. The bar-height table and four bar chairs was pretty uncomfortable, and difficult when it also had to be a "work table" for us since we were not on vacation, but were evacuees (re: Hurricane Irma). Though there were plenty of bath towels, there were no hand towels and only two wash cloths.
Still, we were grateful to Amanda for her hospitality and do not regret our stay.