Hosts were great communicators and access was very easy, however, I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a separate apartment arrangement. Half of the guest kitchen fridge was being used as private beer storage by hosts. Pool and ping pong tables both had signs discouraging use. Went to dinner and when we came back it was obvious someone else had been in the unit. Lots of little signs everywhere in the apartment telling us not to touch this or that. 'Usable' exercise equipment was piled up in a not very usable manner. Overall it gave the feeling of being reluctantly welcome in someone else's space, as opposed to having a separate basement apartment. Not bad, just not what was expected based on the description.