The Urban Abode really is in a perfect location. It is in walking distance of two great breakfast places - Biscuithead and Sunny Point Cafe. And not having to find parking for any of the restaurants and shops on Haywood was awesome. It is close to the French Broad River greenway and the trailheads at the NC arboretum. Downtown Asheville was very accessible.
Next, it is a beautiful space. Elisa has obviously put a great deal of attention into decorating and it is a very comfortable amount of space for two people. The bed was comfortable, the towels were soft. It was nice to have a separate room where you could sit and watch television/read/hang out. Elisa was friendly, but not intrusive, which is what we look for in a host.
However, I don't know if the description makes it clear enough that this is a basement apartment. It was very dark, which could be a pro or con, depending on personal preference. You can hear footsteps and voices from above and water running through the exposed pipes. Whether or not it is disturbing depends on how sensitive you are to noise. I might be more sensitive than most people. It also seems like the upstairs and downstairs might be on a shared water heater. On day 2 of my stay, I was in the shower after a pretty strenuous hike and after about three minutes, I got a real shock when the water suddenly turned ice cold. I turned the cold water all the way off and the hot water all the way on and was able to take a lukewarm shower. This was not a problem on day 1, so I'm not sure what happened.
So, whether or not Elisa's place is for you is going to come down to personal preference. She did tell my travel companion that she had recently "opened a new space" and asked about the noise, so she is aware this might be a problem for some people. My travel companion works in a very noisy office, so the sounds did not bother her at all. This could be the case for you as well, but I learned the basement apartments aren't really for me.