Scott and Marcy's place looks as shown on photo. Would recommend for a quick stop and/or if you are a early morning person.
Place is clean but we did run into some difficulty with our stay because the main bed's linens had odor and the extra blankets and some towels in their closet smelled of rag which we could not use. Because of the pandemic, we didn't request for them to wash the bedding, didn't want any contact, but apparently they have a cleaning service for washing bedding anyways.
Their washer and dryer sort of smell but it's still good for small laundry because of the size, which is why we used it to clean a flat sheet linen for blanket after the first night.
You are not able to control the heater also so maybe you can request them to change it every time it's too hot or cold. The heater was on all night which was a bit too hot and loud, we didn't know how to control the temperature. After the first night, we moved from the main bed to a second small bed, because of the smell, thinking the heater would be sufficent even with the flat sheet. However, the heater was off for the rest of our stay. Thats when we realized maybe the upstairs controls the heat.
I suppose we could've request to change the temperature whenever we needed to but we didn't, especially because we like to have the place to our own and not really request for services during our trips.
I suppose the space is not really to yourself as said, depending on your persective. It would have been nice if they mentioned on the listing how thin the roofing is since they themselves have children and start moving and playing at 6am. They were quiet from 10p-6a however, except the occational random restroom light/fan turning on and off then door slamming upstairs all in a matter of seconds. Personally felt like they were telling us it's time to quiet down because it happened around 10p and almost every night. But I'm sure it was a coincident. Mention about the temperature control on the listing would have been nice as well.
For us these things were most important, but other than that the ammenities and having a full kitchen was nice. I recommend them to have some kind of fresh scent because the place was clean but they didn't really have a welcoming smell, sort of smelled like a basement as it is one.
They refunded a portion of the fee back, $50. But no more than that. We were okay with that, but would've been nicer if we got more since the cleaning fee was $100 ish, we cleaned the linen we could ourselves and we didn't use the kitchen which seems like it would cost most for cleaning.
The apt was cheap for each night so it is understandable for how much they can refund. If you have no trouble with controlling the room temperature, requesting services, or waking up at 6am this is a great place to stay. Also becareful with the shower, the curtains don't catch all the water so there is slight flooding. In the end, they are thoughtful people. I think they would have washed the blankets if we asked to and if it wasn't for covid. Making the place eco friendly was especially appealing to me.