We stayed in Steve's basement studio apartment for 3 nights and it was wonderful. They did such an amazing job on the renovation! It feels like something straight out of Restoration Hardware. The weather was overcast and rainy (shock) most of the time we were there and we felt very cozy with the gas fireplace going. As other reviewers have mentioned, you can definitely hear the family getting ready in the mornings and eating in the kitchen right upstairs so we were woken up each morning around 7am or so but the noise only lasts for about an hour so you can either wake up with the family or wait and go back to bed around 8. I think the best part about the rental is the location. You can walk to so many spots on Hawthorne. Check out Portland Cider House, Harlow for great breakfast, or catch a movie at the Bagdad Theatre.