This home was near perfect for the 5 of us in town for a wedding at nearby Birkby House. It was in walking distance to the venue, which couldn't have been better, and also walking distance to some great local restaurants for breakfast and dinner. All of the upstairs bedrooms worked well for our group - two couples and one single - all capable of using the steep, old staircase, but this would have been difficult for others I know. The three full bathrooms were all well updated and appreciated when it came time to get ready for the big event. While we didn't use the kitchen for cooking, it had also been nicely updated while still maintaining the charm of this historic home. Another thing we didn't use this trip, but would have appreciated had we stayed longer was the laundry room with full sized washer and dryer, iron and ironing board as well as a clothes steamer. I think everything we could have needed was provided in this home. The only reason I dropped a star in some categories was the strong smoke smell. There was an excellent air purifier downstairs near the old fireplace and chimney, but one of our party is sensitive to smells and noticed it the minute she walked in the front door even though the air purifier had presumably been on for awhile before our arrival, and definitely was on the couple of hours before she arrived. All in all it was a great stay and I'd book it again if our family member with the sensitive nose weren't part of our travel group.