Karyn’s place looked just like the pictures. There are several windows that don’t have curtains. It is pretty bright when trying to sleep. The house in front had their back porch light on all night which made it very bright. I noticed a stack of sleeping masks in the drawer in the bathroom the next morning. That would have helped. It was difficult to regulate the heat. When you turn it on it was extremely warm in the loft yet very cold downstairs. If we had a longer stay we may have figured it out.