The hosts communication was great and the location was beautiful. The unit has an amazing shower and fun hot tub in the back. However, you're essentially in the basement of the hosts home and there is nothing buffering sound so both parties can constantly hear each other. The first night was a little uncomfortable as we figured out how to handle it. We brought our two small chihuahua dogs who would bark as the hosts made loud noises above us well into the evening. The noise of the tv drowned out the sounds of the hosts movements so our dogs stopped barking at every little sound. The noises upstairs continued and we fell asleep around 10pm. My fiance and I awoke to loud banging around 11pm. A commercial was just ending that was particularly loud as the tv transitioned back to the show being streamed. We assume this was the host communicating to lower the volume? It startled us and left us feeling very uncomfortable around making noise and staying on the property for the rest of the trip. We found ourselves literally whispering the rest of our time there. Had I known that noise was such an issue, I would have factored that into my selection of where to stay.