I need to preface this with that fact that the unit was very clean and the host was quick to respond. The location was great. We had just a few things that bothered us and should be noted. First, the shower is TINY, and I say this as a woman who likes to camp and has made due with MANY a shower situation. There was only a tiny metal rack to put shower supplies on and it slipped around against the glass door. The metal rack held three cute bottles of shampoo, soap and conditioner. But you have to take them off the rack to use them and then there's nowhere to put them except the floor of the stall. The shower sprayer was super high and hit me directly in the face. The stall is so small I couldn't get away from it. So I'd get the soap in my hand and before I could get it to my body it was washed away. It was like being water-boarded! I am not kidding...I have used public showers at beaches and state parks, but this was a SITUATION. There is also a very large space under the bathroom door so if you have any privacy (sound/smell) concerns, be aware.
We knew we were staying in a basement unit so, of course, expected similar noise to living in an apartment building. We did hear that, but there was also a constant (and I mean constant) noise of what sounded like a toddler running back and forth on the floor. That's what we thought at first but after it went on continuously and repetitively all day and sometime through the night, we realized it must be something to do with the house (plumbing, etc). There is also the sump pump which they have a sign on the outside of the bathroom door saying not to be alarmed when you hear it. Wow. It is very loud. That's fine during the day but if someone else is sleeping when it turns on, it's a disaster. It would go off about every 4th or 5th time the toilet flushed or when showering.
The master bed was very creaky and my husband had a hard time sleeping because it made noise each time he moved. And the mattress tilted to whichever side he was on - he's 6'2, 200 pounds so not like an unusual weight.
Again, the place was very clean and the hosts were helpful and responsive whenever I messaged with a question. The neighborhood was beautiful and it was great to be able to walk down the street to Whole Foods or for coffee. But for some people this might not be the right fit: light sleepers, couples who don't get up at the same time (no way to stay quiet), or people who don't mind a four inch gap under the bathroom that's right in the living room.