Starting with the positives: this place has a lot of rooms and beds. It has nice communal gathering spaces. The backyard is cute. It has most of the amenities you'd expect, and some nice additional touches (books, toys, and games for kids, etc.). The host was very responsive. But the negatives: The home is not maintained to the extent that I'd expect at this price point. The coffee maker only worked if you pushed brew many times. An 11-year-old smoke detector went off in the middle of the night in the absence of any smoke -- waking up the whole house -- probably because it had reached the end of its life (they're supposed to be replaced at 10 years, per the manufacturer). A kitchen chair nearly came apart after merely being sat on. Two balusters on the kitchen railing were loose and could come easily dislodged. The iron was rusting and was therefore unusable (after getting a dress shirt dirty). And lastly, one bedroom gets a lot of road noise from passing vehicles, and others get some noise. None of these negatives alone are enough to not book this place, but when taken together, they resulted in an experience that left a lot to be desired.