Overall, it was a pleasant stay - with some great aspects to it and also with some challenges.
Since the size of the review is limited, will do a short factual list.
Great: nice location and neighborhood, safe, pretty and charming historical cottage with character, communicative host, addressed most issues, fairly easy parking, comfy bed, nice amenities, all working appliances, hot shower, surprisingly spacious, nice artwork, real plates/utensils.
Other things: cleanliness issues (especially kitchen and bathroom), paths to the unit were snowed in on arrival, bath not working, thermostat is programmed by host (struggled with cold until host changed it, even before the boiler ran out of fuel and was fixed one day), clogged drains, noise travels easily (duplex) and announced quiet hours were not followed by the neighbor (maintenance manager Matt, nice person), privacy concern (our unit was accessed without our knowledge to drop something off), bad splinter from the floor - take slippers.