Let me start with the location was exactly what we needed! We only stayed here one night cause our water was shut off for 24 hours. Corrine and Tom let us check-in 3 hours early which was super generous! The place was clean and the hosts were responsive. However after that, it was not so great.
They’re basement was very cold. They provided space heaters but you DEFINITELY need them!The ceilings are low which is fine for us since we’re all 5’7” or shorter but I wouldn’t have liked it if I was even slightly taller.
The pictures do not give a great understand of the layout. You enter the backdoor of their house and then go downstairs but there is no door between the rented communal space and their back entry way. If I were more paranoid, I would not have been ok leaving my children in a room alone knowing there was no door I could lock between my kids and the hosts.
To be fair, the 2 rooms (which we used as 2 bedrooms) had doors though.
There was a lot of noise. I understand hearing footsteps above us, but there was also a chicken in their yard which I could hear at 5:30am despite ear plugs. Additionally, their furnace turned on around the same time which was very loud.
Also they had a dog, which I had read about in other reviews, and like mentioned by others, the dog bounded up (in a friendly way) to my 6 year old who is a little dog hesitant upon entering their backyard to access the entrance for the first time. I do not fault the hosts for this, but was an added element to our stay being less than great.
Lastly, the mattress I slept on was very soft. That is great for some and terrible for others like myself.
All in all, I felt like I was staying in someone’s basement- which I was! And if it had been my friends putting me up for free, I would have been all smiles and gratitude. But with taxes and fees, I would have to say $200/night is way too high.