the house was nice and the location was beautiful. the room and bathroom were very clean, however the kitchen was not as clean as expected and not very guest friendly. finding items was not simple, there were frequently dishes left in the sink, the fridge was completely full, and a few dirty/old items left out in the kitchen. I cannot comment on Maureen's hosting skills as she had an emergency and her brother hosted on her behalf. I personally am not very comfortable sharing space with men which is why I chose to book with a woman. he was mostly fine except for he used the laundry in our "private" bathroom without even checking with us first (we could have been using the restroom, thank God we were not). this made the experience kind of uncomfortable and awkward. i was disappointed with the last minute change in hosting, and wish she would have checked in with us before assigning her brother this role. overall it was a decent stay but less than ideal in a few places.