Honestly, it was filthy: dirty dishes, bodily fluids smeared on the bathroom walls, trash in the washer and dryer, pubic hair in the showers, gross looking couches... We chose to leave.
Host expressed good communication, was respectful and timely with responses.
The house is not tucked in a neighborhood but is on the outer rim, with multiple lanes of traffic beyond the backyard concrete wall. Traffic noise was not as bad as I'd initially expected -yet it was consistently noticeable.