I don't think I've ever written a review for a cancelled stay, but Brian was so great to work with and the loft is lovely so here goes: this ended up not being a match for my quite specific and probably unrealistic needs (Providence is one of my favorite cities, which you should absolutely visit, and it's also kind of loud in its vibrant aliveness. I needed a place to write, and ideally something like silence. Definitely my bad; there's Providence and then there's rural Vermont.).
Check in was super smooth, and the place was clean and lovely, and Brian was utterly gracious in helping me make a different plan. If I were coming back for an escape weekend with my spouse, we'd book this. It's a special kind of host that can make a non-ideal match feel like a good experience anyway ... recommend highly on that basis alone.