Do NOT stay here. First, the host is very nice and helpful. She helped arrange transport from the airport, allowed us to check in EARLY, brought us a clothes steamer and changed our money into laundry coins. Very, very great host. But, still, do not stay here.
The apartment is on the ground floor and smells of paint. Every time someone in the bldg comes in or out, you can hear it from this unit as well as water in the pipes. The bathroom is clean on first glance, but upon close inspection, it was disgusting and tiny. The sink is falling off of the wall, the shower curtain is hanging by a string (it fell an hour into our stay and we were able to get it back up), and the bathtub was not clean. The most gross part was really the shower liner that had mildew and maybe mold—my husband skipped showering a few days because it was so nasty (think red mildew). Good luck with finding the perfect shower temperature—it’s possible but takes a while.
Also, the bedroom upstairs had sheets that were supposed to be white, but instead more yellow. It was really strange for the closet to be upstairs, and bathroom downstairs. That made for some fun nights where you have to carefully walk down the metal steps to the restroom. Or when getting dressed, leave the restroom, and walk back upstairs to the closet, then back to restroom for the only mirror in the flat.
The kitchen was also a joke. Tiny, no microwave, and when you attempt to use the stove, the fire alarm immediately goes off. So make sure to have someone there to fan the fire detector while you’re cooking.
Overall, it was a miserable stay and I’m not sure the host can help the layout or noise of the place. A new shower curtain liner should be installed.
The best thing was by far the location and cable TV. We were able to watch live US Football (NFL), which was very nice.
Awesome restaurants nearby, and the hosts recommendations were spot on.