Ricard's house on the Providence east side is a nice place within a short walk of the restaurants and bars of Hope Street. The house is older and has old windows and other dated bits. The lack of AC could be a problem in the summer; I ran into a couple hot May days and struggled with the heat a bit.
The house is decorated nicely and is pretty clean throughout. The neighborhood is mostly quiet, with only an occasional loud vehicle going by the main bedroom windows. I slept pretty well there.
I would consider staying at Richard's again.