Sarasota has become a very busy city and the location was handy, but on a busy street with traffic noise. If you are accustomed to city noise, it probably won't be an issue. We are country people and not used to this much activity. We used the bedroom at the back of the house to minimize the street noise and the bed was quite comfortable. The house is old with some recent updates, including a nice bathroom. The kitchen is a bit small with little counter space, so we learned to use it wisely. Utensils were adequate for meal preparation. Having the bicycles was nice, but we used them less than we planned because of the traffic in town. Piper was easy to communicate with and responded to our few needs in a timely manner. The bike helmets were missing when we got there and she ordered new ones right away that arrived a few days later. We would have liked a real table and comfortable chairs for dining and working at a table. As older, retired people, the wooden benches became uncomfortable quickly. We did bring the outdoor seating cushions in and sat on them.. :)