The apartment is very livable and mostly clean. However, I can not agree that it is brand new. One out of what was obviously a pair of darkening curtains was missing and the ceiling was peeling. Additionally, one of the kitchen lights was out when I was there. There were stains on the toilet seat as well. My immediate impression was a slight disappointment, but I would still not have minded the stay at all.
However, 3 incidences that occurred during my stay really made the entire experience very unpleasant for me. The first incident happened the 2nd night - the people who were staying above me were being extremely loud to the point that the walls and bed I was on were vibrating. I could not get any sleep, so I messaged JP (the host) to see if he could help, just in case the apartment above me was another one of his guests. It was late at night and I knew it was a long shot, so I didn't really expect him to be able to help. However, I WAS expecting him to respond to my message, even if to say he couldn't help. Instead, I just never heard back from him on this issue. I should point out, though, that by the 3rd night, the noise issue had went away and was a non-issue for the rest of my stay.
The second incident happened on the 4th night. Wifi was down, and this was a big problem for me because I was there on a business trip. After waiting about an hour to see if it would restore in its own, I contacted JP. He did respond but only said it would restore on its own. When I asked him more questions later that night, he never responded until the next morning, when he said he would call the internet provider. I never heard anything from him again, but by the evening of 5th day, the wifi was back up.
Unfortunately, that is also the same evening when I couldn't get the water to heat up for a shower. I contacted JP immediately, and this time his response was good. He called me within an hour and walked me through how to restart the heater.
Unfortunately, by then, the damage was done. If only one of those 3 incidents had happened, I would have given a much better review. But the 3 incidents together combined with the disappointing quality of the apartment has made it difficult for me to give JP a good review for this stay.