Overall, the stay was fine. It is important for future guests to know what to expect:
the house is on the border of a nice residential neighborhood and a more industrial commercial space--the adjoining neighborhood is nice to walk through, but that is not evident at first. It backs onto a loud road, so this room in particular had a lot of traffic noise in the evening. This has the feel of a rooming house--there are ~8 rooms rented in a medium sized house. The other lodgers were nice and no one made much noise, but if the house were full it could be a very different experience.
One note is that the kitchen and bathroom (at least for this en suite room) have very low counters (maybe ADA compliant?). I didn't notice too much (average female height), but anyone taller would be uncomfortable (including my average male husband).