Cheap and cheerful might be an okay description, but it isn't cheap! We had a terrible stay at this flat.
1) Check-in was terrible. We were given the wrong information about the flat we were going to stay in and therefore there were no keys in the lockbox and we could not enter the building. We stood in the rain with two very tired children with no way to contact the host who doesn't list her phone number.
2) We were put in a flat different from the one we expected to be in, which was two floors up narrow stairs.
3) The pictures did not match the reality. The pictures show more chairs and an oven, but these are not in the flat. Look carefully at the list of actual amenities in the flat as they differ from the pictures.
4) As a family with Asthma and chemical sensitives, the flat was highly problematic. It was listed as a non-smoking flat, but it was clear that people had previously smoked in the flat. Other residents were smoking directly under the window where our children were sleeping and also smoking in the corridors. The whole flat was drowned in chlorine to block out the smells that arose toward the end of our stay.
5) There was not enough cutlery for the 8 people that this flat sleeps, and only one sofa that seats three in the living room. Everyone else gets a sticky floor. Two of the burners were broken and there was no oven, making cooking a challenge.
6) There were LOTS of mosquitos as there is standing water on the roof just below.
7) We also did not like the neighborhood. It is very close to the train station, but in the wrong direction. The street is very busy and polluted and didn't feel 100% safe with kids. It is quite a walk to get to a park.
8) This flat is part of a complex of rented flats and a business and really lacked the personal touch and support that we've come to associate with airbnb. The host was completely unengaged.
It was a very disappointing experience for us.