Sunit was a great host. The bedroom was roomy, the bed comfortable, and the bathroom very clean and in working order. The neighborhood is mostly houses—it was just lovely in the summer, when I visited.

The apartment really is as central as the listing says: It’s half a block away from a bus that takes you straight downtown and, if you stay on it, to the Walker Art Center. It took me about a 18 minute walk to campus—a walk I made both in the morning and the late night (1-3am) and always found very safe. It took me about 25 minutes to walk to the McNamara Alumni Center, which is across the street from the football and basketball stadium.