while located in a convenient location and ann's home is a quaint, artistic space, i found it to be a noisy, dirty street (a restaurant is right down stairs & there's a bar across the street). ann did not communicate that she was out of the country until a day before my arrival (!) which led to cumbersome, quick communications due to a 6 hr time difference. i needed to connect with a neighbor to gain access & had to self-orient to the space. the front door - a beautiful solid wood piece - was very difficult to operate, requiring serious strength to open & close. the stairs up to the rental room are beautiful custom wood - though slippery & steep. the building's architecture offers poor lighting--& i found the lighting in the rental room insufficient. the shower in the wet room is a nice rain head & there is plenty of hot water. ann's cats are sweet - & she expected me to feed them in her absence (!) i personally live with cats & so had no problem with this, though was surprised & a bit off-put as this was never communicated as part of our rental arrangement. the compensation ann offered for the inconvenience was a bottle of champaign in her refrigerator - when i told her i don't drink no other compensation was offered. while these issues may be seen as part of life happening, as a paying renter entering into an agreement, i found this odd (and never had an experience like this from other air b & b stays). my visit was a business/family trip which held it's own personal stresses and my choosing to stay in a shared space was misguided - i really needed my own private space to be well supported in my trip. i chalk this stay up to a learning experience & in the future will not rent shared spaces.