I stayed here for a month. I guess the best way to describe this would be like one of the previous reviewers said - it is like staying with a friend.
About the space - The descripton is very accurate, and the pictures also accurately depict the space. The room is sufficient for one person and has enough furniture for you to unpack properly. Even though the rest of the top floor was supposed to be shared, Tom or Chuck almost never came upstairs - effectively I had the whole floor to myself. I did not cook much, but i could use the kitchen when i wanted to. The house is old, but comfortable. There are some creaky floors, but nothing that bothers you. The driveway is large enough to park my car and Tom and Chucks. And as long as we worked out our schedules in advance, i never had any problems getting the car out or in. If their car needed to be moved, they were available to do it. If they were not going to be around, they ensured that my car was the last in the driveway for me to remove. There are 2 cats in the house who are very friendly.

About the neighborhood - The neighborhood has lot of families and kids, and seems to be a community where people know each other. I was skeptical about living in Newark - but i never felt unsafe commuting to work by bus - even when i was returning at 8PM. The bus stop is about 2 blocks away. The light rail station is about 15 minutes walk away. I didnt see any grocery stores or take out restaurants nearby. But I also did not go around the neighborhood enough to be certain.

About the hosts - very friendly. I could hang around with them over wine or beer and have very interesting conversations about a variety of topics. They told me about the houserules right on day one - so there was no misunderstanding about anything. They always asked me if I was comfortable in the room - if heater was working fine, etc. They told me about the buses and trains that I could take to go where I wanted to go, about the restaurants in the neighborhood that i could go. They invited me to jon me for dinner when their friends visited, made a cup of coffee for me along with theirs - basically lot of nice gestures which they did not have to do. They left me alone when I wanted to and did not disturb me.

Would stay here again.