We had a great time at the house. We were 18 grad students there for a conference. I was terrified that it would be horrible because the other reviews were so negative.
Pros: the house is beautiful. It looks like the photos. The neighborhood is adorable and residential (but there's not much in terms of dining and bars) and close to public transportation. There were a TON of beds everywhere, and a couple of extra mattresses tucked into corners that you could pull out to use. There were extra blankets and pillows in closets, and a huge stack of clean towels for us to use. We did not experience any ants or problems at all. The living room is huge and accommodated us all while hanging out. The front porch and back yard were lovely. Everything we needed was there, I have no complaints!
Cons: It was really hard to communicate with the host before the trip. For a while I didn't get any responses to my many messages, and eventually I got a hold of someone who said the messages weren't coming through. Calling is frustrating, because when you call you just get a voicemail, and you leave a message, and someone texts you back a couple of hours to a day later. So I never actually spoke with anyone on the phone.
There were some confusing elements when I tried to change the number of guests, and the Host said I couldn't pay a lower price for fewer guests, but with a little prodding they did change their mind.
The biggest con for us was that we tried REALLY hard to stay QUIET because of all the scary reviews on here. This was a bummer as we were a big group of friends and wanted to have a good time. We did stay pretty quiet and were super duper careful, and no issues occurred.