I may be an outlier, but I would not recommend this place to my friends. But I’ll start with the positive points. I think this could be a good place for the right party—where 4-6 people are needing lodging. Or if you’re a heavy sleeper and/or simply don’t mind occasional noise. The location is really great! Oh, and the bed in the bedroom is super soft—you’ll love it if you like soft beds, but not if you like a firm bed. And both beds had the greatest down comforters (or alternative down), super warm at night. The bathroom was very nice, with a great shower head.

This experience has taught me to read the reviews a little more thoroughly. I think the ad was mostly accurate, but three things that were not mentioned and, in all fairness, should have been: 1) We knew there was a cat, but what was not stated was that the litter box was effectively in your living space; it’s in the laundry room right off your living area. When the cat did his business, we could smell it. 2) There is zero insulation between the floors; all three nights of our stay we were woken up at odd hours with upstairs noise, or someone coming home at 2:30 a.m. and not shutting the door quietly; we could hear everything upstairs. 3) The ad does not state that this is a basement unit.

Pros:
Hosts were pleasant and friendly
Lisa was very responsive to texts/communications
The location was excellent—walking and bus are easy
Bathroom looks recently remodeled and was quite clean; great shower head
The basement was spacious and roomy
Could accommodate up to six people
New looking sofa
Enough kitchen appliances to heat food/small refrigerator

Cons:
Noisy at times; could hear everything upstairs
Litter box smell in unit
Woken every night with upstairs noise/outside door
Privacy is so/so; there is no door separating the two living spaces
The carpet is in need of cleaning—stains all over.