Overall this spot is great to use as a home base if you’re in town for the weekend or have a few days planned in Providence. That was exactly how we used it, as a home base for my sisters Bachelorette Party as we had many activities planned on/near Federal Hill.
It is a 3 apartment home, we rented the first/main floor & the basement level. In order to get between the two, there is a very tight spiral staircase inside, (which is a doozy to do sober never mind a little tipsy), OR you can exit the house and go back inside from the back door. There is a 6 car driveway, which is a little tight but if you know what you’re doing not a big deal. BUT you have to specify before hand how many cars your bringing. There is a long term renter in the upstairs apt, (which isn’t my issue), the issue is that that wasn’t disclosed prior to me arriving & you can’t tell from the listing. So when we woke up & there was a random car in the driveway, and could hear people above us we got a little confused. Luckily my parents live close enough that we were able to park a car there and drive back to the rental. Had I known this prior I would’ve made sure we only had 5 or less cars, and not 6 or less cars.
The bedroom/bed listing is also incorrect. In the downstairs there is a one bedroom with a queen/full mattress & a pull out couch in the living room. In the first floor there are two bedrooms, one has a queen/full, along with a set of twin bunk beds. The other room has a queen/full and what is supposed to be a set of full bunk beds but had a full size mattress on the bottom and a twin mattress on top. There is also another pull out couch in the living room on this floor. So it’s a good thing I had a few people back out last minute, because we were at 16, and we would’ve been short a spot due to the top bunk only being a twin size. I had to call to request sheets for one of the beds, and one of the pull outs & when I received them, they weren’t folded, just in a ball…
The previous review from another guest is correct in that you speak with a man, not a female as one would figure based on the profile. Which was again a little confusing when it happens. I’ve been using AirBnb for a few years now, & if it’s going to be a co-host situation that’s cool, just let us know.
Overall we had a place to sleep at night, and eat breakfast, but it’s a good thing we had lots of activities planned outside the house. Did the house do it job in that sense yes, would I stay here again, I’m not entirely sure.