PERFECT location for walking around central Marquette, clean, comfortable queens in the two quiet bedrooms. The apartment is a great blend of historical charm (hot-water radiators, beautiful wood floors and French doors into the main bedroom) and modern comfort (sofa and futon are both comfortable, as are the beds). Bathroom is small but functional. Kitchen is well-equipped -- we cooked many meals in-house with no trouble, and were able to have everyone seated around the table with the leaf and extra chairs (located in the closet in the large bedroom). There is no dishwasher, so be prepared to hand-wash dishes, pots and pans.

We weren't able to meet the owners, and did not hear from them during our stay.

Please know we enjoyed our stay immensely and would stay again. That being said, we do have a wish list for next time:

A) a solid-core apartment door. The foyer is heated so drafts weren't a problem, but noise from upstairs residents making multiple trips up and down the main wood stairs very early in the morning woke those people sleeping in living room. Other than the issue with the stairs, the noise level from other residents in the building was acceptable. If you plan on only sleeping in the bedrooms, noise shouldn't be an issue at all, especially if you make use of the provided fans for white noise.

B) Extra towels of all sizes for both kitchen and bathroom. Only one bathroom hand-towel was provided for the entire group of us for 5 days, only two washcloths and only one bath towel apiece. There was a quarter-pay washer/dryer in the basement just off the kitchen, so we took it upon ourselves to throw in a load in order to have clean towels. This is only our 3rd Homeaway stay, so perhaps it was up to us to call the owner to request more. In past Homeaway stays we've had plenty of towels.

C) Extra blankets for the bedrooms/futon -- there was only 1 quilt provided for the futon, and no blankets on the beds, only a comforter each. Additionally, the pillows for futon are as flat as pancakes. New ones would be deeply appreciated.