Pat is a great host, and everything was perfect. Pat's home is around the corner from a charming area of stores, restaurants, and a bakery that would make an entire trip worthwhile. Great bread! Only caution for anyone with knee or related problems is that there are 15 steps up to the second floor where the bedroom is located . We are 79 and 80 respectively and had no trouble with the stairs, and I assume that anyone with a physical problem climbing stairs would not choose to stay on the second floor of a home.

Thanks Pat for a warm reception and the little "extras" that made the stay very enjoyable.

Pat's home is 1.8 miles from the Brown University campus. We walked the distance without a problem. There is also a convenient bus that runs down to the campus on Thayer Ave -- a half block from Pat's street.