What to say... In summary we were supposed to stay 5 nights but after 1 night checked out as we couldn't bring ourselves to stay any longer. When Airbnb saw the pictures they agreed too and refunded us as in their words the property was a 'hosting violation'.
The property is very dated, it's well beyond retro it's just uncared for. All the old furnishings mean the property has an unbearable smell that just won't shift even with all the windows open. It's somewhere between stale smoke and damp, and is so bad I couldn't sleep and had a sore throat after just one night.
Walls were undecorated with bare plaster, internal doors had holes in them, washers and dryers didn't exist (when they were in the listing), the patio door handle was broken and the kitchen too unclean to cook in.
One of a few positives is the shower was warm and had good water pressure, so if you closed your eyes for just a minute you could imagine that you were anywhere else. And the location was great - close to a SkyTrain stop for easy access to downtown and the airport.