Jean was a lovely host, with great communication in advance and a warm welcome when I arrived at her home. Everything was comfy and clean, as portrayed in the listing, and I enjoyed getting to know Jean and her friend who visited one evening. I had a nice mix of social and solo time and worked on my laptop in both my room and common spaces. I was in St. Paul for business and found Jean's house very convenient to my program at the TIES Event Center, just one mile away (I even chose to walk back a couple times). Although the weather was a little too cool for enjoying the back porch, I think that would be a great experience another time. Jean was very sweet to provide some extras -- oatmeal and coffee in the morning, a lift to TIES, and books to peruse related to my program -- and I appreciated her above-and-beyond effort.