This Airbnb is listed as having the place all to yourself, but it does not have a private entrance. In order to get to the basement, you must enter through the main house. The basement is very close to the entrance provided, but you must still enter the main house kitchen area which is open to the rest of the house.
The basement door is a sliding barn door that offers little privacy as there is no way to lock it. One of the cats would slide his paw through the gap between the door and the wall, opening it to get in and get attention. Otherwise, Gary the cat was very hospitable. From the inside, you could put something heavy on the floor to keep the door from opening, but there was no way to secure your belongings upon leaving.
The 3 hours before checkout, I packed up all of my things and put them in the car in case I didn’t have time to come back before checkout. About 30 minutes after I left for breakfast, the host messaged me about water-based stains. I hadn’t told them that I was ready to checkout at that point in time. So that soured the experience with this host. Otherwise, I would have left 4-5 stars.