As another reviewer stated, it's definitely a basement apartment with a basement feel, but the hosts have made the most of the space, and thus it is still very cute with lots of little artistic touches and fun knick-knacks and is painted a pleasing green and blue. No dishwasher, but otherwise the kitchen met all of our needs. Plenty of closet space, lots of lamps to brighten the place up. It does get a fair bit of natural light , but there's no view whatsoever from the windows (which are either frosted or blocked). Easy street parking right out front and 10 minute walk in either direction to restaurants, coffee, etc. Forty minute walk to Macalaster where we were visiting. We did have a problem with the heat our first night. Denny thoughtfully supplied a couple of powerful space heaters to supplement the plentiful blankets, gave us a small refund for our trouble, and was able to get the heat working the next day. (I do note that the instructions say no heat at all June to September - since it's a basement, I would inquire further if you are staying during those months and like to be warm and toasty.) There are little kids upstairs in the early morning; we ran the box fan all night and that seemed to effectively block the noise. All in all a pleasant stay with a nice host who allowed us to stay many hours beyond check-out time since no one was coming immediately after us. I would definitely come back should I be in the area again.