The location is super convenient, right next to the subway and lots of restaurants and bars. The unit itself was clearly recently remodelled and offers basic amenities.
The address provided didn't seem to exist, but after reading the instructions more carefully, we managed to find the front door which has a different street number.
Before checking in the host demanded we use a separate site to provide him with government issued photo identification. This was weird and inconvenient. No other airbnb host has asked me for id since I am verified by AirBnB. The host had claimed that without providing this info there would be an issue with the checkin almost as if there would be someone checking id at the door. This is not by any standards a hotel as there is no front desk or anyone answering phone or email inquiries at night.
The remodelling itself could've been done with better care as there are small things you'll notice such as exposed wires above the kitchenette sink and the bathroom fixtures are a little off allowing for things and dirt to get trapped between the sink and the wall. There are no hooks in the washroom for towels or toilet paper; there is also no place to put your shower basics in the shower stall; and the sink is very small. Basically you need to keep toilet paper on top of the toilet tank; place your hair products, comb, soap on the shower stall floor; leave your clothes outside the bathroom and hang towels over the shower door. A few well placed hooks and a small shower shelf would make a lot of difference. The hot water seems to be in high demand both first thing in the morning and at night. I had a quick shower at around 10:30 pm and the water was at best lukewarm, I needed to wash my hair in the morning and the water was even colder for the first 10 minutes or so, until it suddenly warmed up to a very nice temperature just before I was done, around 8:45am.
The unit itself is part of an older house and there are multiple units in the house all seemingly run as separate airbnb units. We had a rather loud neighbour in the next unit arguing with his gf on the phone from about 1am until 3am. We knocked on his door asking him to keep it down a couple of times. Then we looked for the security guard but he could not be found, instead had to receive an order for door dash for a different guest as the driver could not get in without a code. Also tried to message the host to no avail. We only got a response back around 10am the next morning saying they would talk to the loud guest but at that point we were already getting ready to check out.
Besides the above mentioned issues, it has a lot of potential.