90% of what was advertised is true. The pictures in Cathy's post of the basement suite are completely accurate. Everything is in very good condition and kept quite clean. There are some great conveniences in the suite such as the hot plate, microwave, and pretty good sized apartment fridge. The bed was very comfortable and the neighborhood felt quite safe. It is very clear that Cathy really cares to provide an excellent quality service!
Unfortunately, "the devil is in the details" as the old saying goes and the 10% that did not hold up outweighed the good things that did, during our stay. I won't say that you should expect to have these same bad experiences, but I would recommend you get assurances on these issues before booking a stay. 1) One of the amenities stated for this unit was "on premises parking". Having stayed at other Airbnb's in the area; it is clear to me that although neighborhoods in this area feel pretty safe; if your only parking option is on-street, there is a better than even chance that there will be a little walking involved and that can be a bit of an annoyance if you need to make 2 or 3 trips to bring your things in from the car. Also, streets tend to be on the narrow side so the chances of a car side-swiping your car are clearly higher on the street than in a driveway. When we asked Cathy about where the parking was "on premises" she said that that is only available if there is no parking on-street and there is always parking available on street. In summary, if you want on-premises parking, confirm it before you book! The much larger annoyance was that someone was playing audio from a TV or a computer, loudly enough that we had to put some white noise on our tablet computer to mask that noise from the floor above, so we could fall asleep. Nevertheless, that volume continued and it still woke us up at an early hour. I am 100% certain that Cathy wishes that that had NOT happened and probably has taken steps to avoid it in the future. It cost me enough sleep however, that I wouldn't want it to happen to somebody else. I would definitely recommend asking her exactly what assurances she can make that this will not happen again. It's such a shame to have to leave this review for a stay that could have been otherwise outstanding. I do believe these 2 problems are completely solvable and hopefully Cathy has already done so.