This house is a value for travelers who don’t need a kitchen and don’t mind noise from the dogs and upstairs - it’s right in Alberta and close to everything. I found the house to be great and I only mention this so that if you are in my situation you will understand what you are getting into- I found this kind of note in reviews but buried. The upstairs neighbor- I believe it’s the host- uses the kitchen. There is a simple lock separating them from you. At 11:30pm they were in the kitchen having drinks, it woke us all up. It’s not the same thing as having a neighbor having a party (walls separating). It’s like people are in the same house as you, which is jarring when you expect to have a house to yourself. The dogs barked right outside the window of the bedroom until midnight. I opened the window to 2 dogs staring and barking at me.
The host suggested that next time I stay at a hotel if I can’t tolerate noise- I’ve been staying in Airbnb’s with my family for many years what a weird way to respond. In any case- it’s a nice place but there was a lack of respect for our wellbeing at 11:30pm- if I was being paid 200$ a night to have people stay in my house I would have been more careful about the noise I was making.