My review will be long and I will break it down into each category, hopefully it helps fellow travelers :)
TDLR: Host was responsive, location is great, convenient, near park and SAFE. But it is very loud. There are a lot of construction nearby and being on the 3rd floor, you can hear everything. Also, we found a roach under our blanket, and didn’t have a spare bedsheets, so we slept without it on the first night. Host came the next day to resolve it with new bed sheets, and compensate that night. We experienced blackouts for 2 hrs. Not specific to the unit, but the whole area.
Details-
Pro:
Check In (5/5)
Check in process was smooth, she coordinate time with us and was on time on meeting and handed off 2 keys for us.
Host (5/5)
Amazing, responsive, and responsible host. They handles problems/complaints immediately. If you experience any issue during your stays, they will help you out.
Location (5/5)
Very convenient to a lot places, it is near 24hr grocery store, lots of restaurants, coffee shop/starbucks, parks, and most importantly I feel very safe walking around here.
The building and Unit (4/5)
Building is little older but well maintained, you have a guard / cleaners by the entrance. Elevator works fine. The unit is located on the 3rd floor of the building, with plenty of sunlight. AC was working well, it just kind of stopped blowing cold air after a couple of hours. Washer works fine but if you are from the US, the dryer won’t dry your clothes. it mostly will drain / spin it and you still have to hang dry it. Kitchen was fully stocked as well.
Cons:
⁃	Quietness (1/5) It was Very LOUD
We weren’t informed in advance that there is a construction on the unit next to ours. I can hear and feel the constant banging and usage of power tools daily. You can check with the hosts if they are still going on before you book.
Since you are on the 3rd floor facing the street, you will HEAR EVERYTHING thats going on. Garbage truck, people singing and dancing at midnight, cars, bus, and motorcycles speeding and HONKING. It was… really loud that I had a hard time sleeping sometimes / waking up pretty early. If you are used to this, then you should be fine.
As I am writing this review (Nov 10) there is a construction on the street right in front of the building. Not only my unit floor is shaking from my neighbor’s construction, also from the outside.
⁃	Bugs
On our first night upon checkin in, I found there is a cockroach on the bed under the blanket. I contacted the host and decided just to remove the bedding and put it in the washer. They apologize and said they can come tomorrow. BUT, after the wash cycle is done, we just found out that this dryer doesn’t dry the clothes completely. It only drain n spin. It was still wet and damp. I contacted them but they probably already sleeping (was 10:45pm). Since they dont have a back up sheets for us to use. So, we slept without bed sheets and blanket on our first night. It was a horrible experience because my wife is pregnant and we just arrived from long flight 16+ hrs. The next day, host came with new bedding, apologize and refunded 1 night fee, also offered 1 free cleaning for us (we are staying for 1 month). She said it was the first time it happened and she gave us some roach baits as well. We don’t see any roaches after.
⁃	Blackout
We experience blackout during our stay but it wasn’t specific to the building, the host said that the blackout was for the entire area, something was broken around here and it will turn back on soon. (blackout was about 2hrs). Only happened once.