This was truly a "home-away-from-home." Our hosts provided absolutely everything we could have wanted during our stay, from delicious home-made granola, yogurt, and jam to organic shampoo.

The pictures don't do justice to the spaciousness of the basement apartment. The attached bathroom with shower is, by bathroom standards, "huge."

My wife and I felt that the hosts were providing us with what they used rather than "castoffs" for the basement apartment: e.g. cloth napkins rather than paper.

The house is in the southern part of Uptown, a vibrant residential neighborhood. There were several excellent restaurants that we walked to as well as a world-class patisserie. And the entertainment part of Uptown is only a 5-min. car/bus trip away. If you're interested in exploring the city, this locale is ideal. The hosts provide off-street parking at the rear of their house.

Airbnb gives "ordinary people" the chance to play the role of innkeeper. We can't imagine how it could be better done.