We are local and had to be out of our house for a few days and wanted something nearby. This place is a nice little basement apartment. Overall, it was clean (the microwave and toaster oven weren't and we let the host know) and worked well for us. This is a basement apartment with minimal natural light and low ceilings. None of the 3 very small and 1 larger window have screens and on the warm days we were there, it was vitally important to open them overnight to bring in the cooler air and then close it up to keep it comfortable since there is no A/C. We did have a few spiders (common in a basement) and few flying bugs came in the windows but we were able to deal with them. We definitely knew when the hosts were home, as we could hear footsteps, things dropping on the floor, and water flowing through pipes overhead. We couldn't hear voices and none of it was so loud as to be very bothersome, but it IS noticeable. I missed the bright, natural light of my house however the hosts were very responsive and this suited our needs.