Joel is a warm and caring host, genuinely interested in us - even taking a video for us of us singing. The picture shown is not the upstairs apartment which my friends thought it would be - so a tad misleading. The upstairs was ok but not particularly cozy. However we were welcome downstairs and actually hung out quite a bit in a lovely kitchen nook. If the weather had been warmer we would have enjoyed the back yard sitting places! Also greatly appreciated the tip about the famed Vaux shifts natural "show" just a couple of blocks away. Thanks for providing a setting our our amazing mini-reunion.