Once we booked with David and his mom, we realized afterward we'd be sharing a common entrance and kitchen. But they advertise they will give their renters privacy. We think once the occupants are in bed it would be nice for that first floor to have quietude and not have anyone out in the kitchen talking on the phone and waking us up in the middle of the night, especially because our 18 year old daughter was sleeping out on the futon couch unattended with no door.