This is a family home, but the family stay in the basement, so you don't get to see them, but you can hear them during the day and weekends, unless you are out exploring the city during the day/night, like I was. The fact that there is always someone home in the basement makes you feel very safe. Also, the fact that they stay on a different floor than you also provides you with some sort of privacy of a real hotel. The floor with the room you will be in will only be with other guests and not the family.