I didn't do my research when I booked the Mississippi Ave Basement Studio. I might have done better earlier in the day on my laptop, but the airbnb website was crashed. When I made the reservation late in the day on my phone, I was rushed. I was grateful to the host for taking us in on very short notice.

The studio was small. How small? When you step out of the doorway into the room, you are three feet from the futon couch/bed.

The place is windowless, except counting the window in the door. This was problematic for me because it contributed to my feeling of claustrophobia, and because when I needed to ventilate the apartment (see below) I had to resort to leaving the door wide open.

When on our first night we arrived a little before 9 p.m. at the end of a hot day, we found the place overly chilled due to sharing the same A/C system with the entire house (I'm guessing upper 50s or lower 60s). That first night when I texted Justin, he was responsive and adjusted the house A/C which made the cold blast stop. We were tired, we stacked blankets on the bed, and we did fine. The second night, when we returned at 10:00 and faced the same too-cold issue, our text to Justin went unanswered. I kept the door open for an hour to let warm air in from the outside, a choice I wasn't completely at ease with -- it's just not my normal practice to leave the door open at night.

The studio is long and narrow. The kitchen area, which is along the east wall of the studio, was made recently with attractive materials. Still, it seems not to be designed for much actual use, as for example I found it stocked with bowls and not plates.

The bathroom is at the west end of the studio and also is new and attractive. The shower was comfortable with good water pressure.

The studio was clean and we slept fine on the futon bed.