I enjoyed my stay at Elizabeth and Mike's home this week.
The listing is kind of the in between of an apartment and a room in a house. They have created a private guest suite in their basement. It was furnished with a GIANT comfy couch and a comfortable bed.
Their home is with in walking distance of a few quick service restaurants and a Starbucks. Within 10 minutes of more restaurants & coffee, yoga studios, and health food. Their street is right off North High and you can follow it for about 10 minutes to get to the Short North & OSU. Despite this the neighborhood is quiet and there is no traffic on their street. It was great for a second visit to Columbus because I never got lost and it was easy to find pretty much any store I could think of.
When I arrived I was greeted by Mike who gave me a quick tour. He set up a passcode for me to use at the backdoor which was easy to remember & gave me a key to the room in the basement. I honestly didn't ever lock the door (because I didn't have anything valuable) and my things were left alone.
They made an effort to communicate with me while I was there. They sent a text to check in with me the second day & saw me in person on my way out.
I also brought my pup along and their home was good for him too. They have a big backyard although it's not fenced. It was chilly but it was easy for me to watch him from inside the back door.
The only drawbacks are in the listing & may not be drawbacks depending on your preference:
There is no full kitchen. There was a toaster oven and a mini-fridge in "kitchen" area. There also isn't a kitchen sink but there was a 5 gallon water cooler or a bathroom room sink.
They have two dogs. I only met one dog and he was large but super friendly. He was in the yard on his own but he let me pet him and didn't jump or bark.
The noise level was on par with living in an apartment, sometimes I could hear people talking.