We stayed at Kara's place for three nights. The place was super clean and everything we needed was right there. Even the AC was running and three bottles of water were in the fridge, which was very much appreciated in the heat of the summer. Check-in was super easy thanks to the lock box right next to the entrance. We had a couple of questions in the beginning and Kara responded within minutes, which was great :-D
The location is great: It takes only about 5 in to get to Dinkytown the students district where you can find all kinds of food and bars. If you go south, you're right at the Mississippi with a nice park and more bars. Downtown is about a 30 min walk away, or a 5-10 min ride if you take one of the rental bikes you can find all over thy city. Overall, we had a great time and I would stay at Kara's apartment again, when I come back to Minneapolis.