My son and I traveled to RI due to surgery I needed to have. We enjoyed our stay at Carmel & Mike's flat and highly recommend it to others. Below are the pros and cons of the space and the area. Keep in mind my cons aren't a negative reflection of the host or home. Many of these are things that are disclosed in the listing. They are mostly meant to help others who may need this information for accessibility or other special needs.
Pros: The apartment is beautiful - the photos don't do it justice. It's also very large and spacious. There's ample room for your items in the bedrooms and the kitchen. The kitchen appliances all are great and there's a lot of counter space for food preparation. Great water pressure and temperature consistency for the shower/bath. Plenty of towels, linens, pillows, cleaning supplies, and toilet paper were available. The neds are extremely comfortable. A lovely bouquet was on the dining room table. The deck is a delight - we ate most meals outside and enjoyed being able to get a bit of sun. Carmel was very sweet and checked in with us by app a few times, as well as alerting us to some construction during our stay. The space was very clean. Check-in was easy with a keypad.
Cons: The smoke alarm is very sensitive and a few times, we needed to wave towels near it to stop it from going off. The stairs leading up to the apartment are very narrow. Each room branching off of the main living room has a varying size step up. The beautiful floorboards in the living room are a bit uneven in some spots. There are also a few boards on the deck that are warped and uneven, so be careful to not trip. The couch in the living room is very low to the ground, which may be problematic for those with knee issues. The apartment can get very hot during the day. We would open the windows and turn on the small fans, as well as turning on the 2 window units in the bedrooms and using fans to help cool off during the day. Some days were tolerable while others were a bit too hot for our comfort. Most rooms have small ant baits on the floors. We never saw any ants during our 3+ weeks there, which is great, but you may want to watch for these if you're traveling with animals or small children. The area is very noisy, as it's on a main road. It didn't bother us at all, but you'll often hear sirens, loud cars/stereos blasting, and construction.