I didn’t spend much time at the house as I was there only to sleep and shower. I was working physical labor each day and was tired on returning. Got to chat with Huy a couple times during my week long stay though and he and his wife are interesting and very nice people.
I didn’t understand until I got there that the basement is where the guest rooms are and that I was to be in one room while another guest was in the other. The basement has a kitchen shared between the two guests but I didn’t use them. The doors lock and there was a key available but the doors are lightweight and the locks trivially easy to go through so I didn’t bother to lock them while I was away. These arrangements weren’t a problem for me and Huy would address any noise or safety complaints quickly if you were to have a problem.
I really appreciated the off street parking as I had many valuable tools in my vehicle. The blue collar neighborhood seemed pretty laid back and I think street parking would have been ok too but I liked the added security of parking in the driveway under lights and cameras.