Mike was a pleasant host who respected my privacy during my month-long stay. The house was homely, and the bedroom was comfortable, and the shared bathroom was large and clean. There is also a half bathroom located near the laundry room, so despite having to share the main bathroom with 3 other people, at no point was I unable to use a bathroom as needed. The location was also superb -- a quiet residential neighborhood with Trader Joe's and Sprouts within 1.5 miles.

However, there was one thing that got in the way of making this a perfect Airbnb. Despite being at a reasonable download speed (25mbps), the WiFi was incredibly unstable and I experienced frequent disconnects multiple times throughout the day and night, with occasional pockets of no connectivity whatsoever. To his credit, Mike would reset the router whenever I mentioned that I had issues with the connectivity, but this would be problematic if the connectivity issues happened in the middle of an online class or a multiplayer session.