Overall, we really enjoyed our stay. We were in town for almost a week, partly for work and partly for fun. One of my colleagues stayed with us, so the ability to use the futon was great.

So, the good: the futon mattress was extremely comfortable. We enjoyed using the chrome cast and also having access to the laundry. We were very grateful to be invited to make use of the back yard, which is lovely. The basement apartment is cozy and well-decorated, and it worked well for our needs. It's a quiet location with convenient access to public transit as well as on-street parking if you have a car. It's nice to have a private entrance, and even though sound travels through the house, the family was very quiet and we didn't notice many sounds from above. .

There were a few things that would have made our stay a bit more comfortable. There was no way to ventilate the bathroom; Pamela told us that she hadn't gotten around to fixing the bathroom fan, and the windows in the bathroom are nailed shut. While most of the nights we spent were fairly comfortable, there were two very uncomfortable nights that we had trouble sleeping because of the heat. The apartment stays cool during the day, but the heat peaks in the early evening and takes a long time to dissipate. We had only one small, cracked (though surprisingly strong) fan to ventilate. We asked about a second fan for my colleague, and Pamela told us that she wasn't sure where the maid had put it. We never got the second fan, and felt bad for him. For the most part, we stayed cool enough by keeping the windows open at night. However, the windows aren't screened, so we did get bugs coming in.