This house has comfortable common spaces and is in a great location. A bus stop is just a few doors down, and yet the bus isn't too noisy or too close for comfort. You're also within walking distance of, in one direction, the Alberta Arts District and, in another, a few good restaurants, a coffee shop, and a Whole Foods. The room, though, was a little worse for the wear. I've paid less for nicer places in other metro cities. So when I was at the house, I took advantage of the kitchen and worked in the nice dining or living rooms. The other lodgers, some short- and some long-term, were friendly and nice, although a few were loud: slamming the bathroom door next to my room late at night. There's also a neighbor with a whole lot of recycling and garbage in this house's driveway, right next to this room. Be prepared for hearing bottles being rummaged through late at night or early in the morning, and maybe other lodgers using the bathroom noisely. Otherwise, the house was nice and in a great location.