BRING WARM SLIPPERS IN WINTER! It is a clean and well-decorated place, but COLD. The host does warn you that they have the thermostat upstairs, and they do sometimes respond quickly to a request for heat. The bed is comfortable and warm with more quilts available, and the place would be great in warm weather I am sure, but with the floor in a basement with (very pretty) tile, you would not want to walk around in winter without good slippers. There is no heat at all in the bathroom, and the light comes on automatically when the door is opened, so at night that might wake the person who is still asleep when you get up to go to the loo. Also, due to lack of heat, towels in bathroom will not dry out. You could put them on the radiator, but it is a very small radiator and not always on.
If you are the kind of person who would like to meet the host, you won't here--you can come and go completely uninterruptedly, though, if that is what you prefer.