Review from dad with two teens, traveling on spring break...
The good - Cool vibe with chic design (but you knew that already). Good location for getting to and around downtown, but still relatively quiet. Nice, shaded outside deck to enjoy the weather (for four people or so). Private backyard for bike storage. “80%” equipped kitchen with adequate, four-person table, for cooking simple meals. Two full bathrooms—one up and one down—are nice feature. Three bedrooms were all comfortable (I’m told). Washer / dryer works well. Host Chelsea is responsive.
Could use improvement - In general, form tends to trump function (or rather comfort) in this house. If you don’t think you’ll be “at home” much, if might not matter. We found that after playing hard all day (biking, kayaking, etc.) and grabbing dinner—either at home or out—there wasn’t much to do uptown after 8 pm for two teens (the music scene is generally over-21). That brought us back to the house. As a family, you can only play cards or talk for so long. It would have been nice to watch a movie together, but the central TV was useless without cables or a remote. The WiFi is not very good, as it cuts out frequently. Elsewhere, the kitchen could use a tea kettle to make coffee in the french press (there’s a Keurig otherwise, BYO pods). The showers lack proper barriers, so water gets everywhere (BYO soap). The deck needs some additional privacy, as it’s directly against a neighbor’s windows—another reason you’ll be inside after dark.
All in all, we enjoyed the space. Fixing the above issues would have made it a five star house. I particularly liked the house’s thoughtful architecture with lots of natural light as well as the look out the front windows at the other pretty homes on the street.