PROS: (1) Sheryl is a "keeper": delightful and generous and helpful. (2) The house, despite ongoing and all-pervasive construction, is immaculate and everything that's supposed to work works. (3) The location is fantastic: quiet, fine residential neighborhood 3 blocks off a main street where you can find every urban amenity from a movie theatre, to bars, restaurants, large drugstore and grocery store, quirky boutiques, wonderful tea house and more. A frequent east-west cross-town bus connects you to additional interesting neighborhoods and, with an easy transfer, to downtown and parts beyond. (4) The bed was ample and very comfortable.
CONS: (1) Despite Sheryl's effort to accurately describe the state of the house, it's incompleteness comes as a surprise. There is not a room in the house that is finished. The stairs leading to the second floor are bare plywood. The front yard is filled with stuff that ought to be hauled to the dump. It does not make a favorable impression. (2) The room I stayed in was, I thought, rather cramped. (3) Proximity to other guests in the adjacent bedroom is closer than I would prefer although I never heard any noise or conversation from the room. (4) The bedroom doors ought to have locks on them since many of us travel with valuable personal items including extra cash and passports. I mentioned this to Sheryl and she agreed so I suspect that soon there will be greater security.