The Pros: Abul was very good about responding to messages, answering questions and was super flexible about our checking in. The space was very large and it was super nice to have a full-size kitchen and a bathroom all to ourselves. It was also really nice to have our own entrance so we could come and go as we pleased. It was less than two blocks to the closest bus stop which took you to a subway station.
The Cons: Though the rest of the apartment seemed fine, the kitchen and living room area had a musty slightly smokey smell. The beds were rock hard. I ended up with a bit of a sore shoulder and my friend with a stiff neck and headache from sleeping on them. We also had problems with noise. We could hear people moving around, dropping things and talking through the floor and vents late at night and then again earlier in the morning. The first night I ended up having to put in earbuds at 12:15 at night just to try to get some sleep and the second night when I got back after 1:00 A.M. I could still hear people talking and moving around loudly enough to make it hard to sleep. After the second night, I messaged the host to let him know that we were having problems with the noise keeping us up. He apologized and explained that his family had just started Ramadan which is why there was so much noise late at night and that he would try to keep the noise down. After that, it got slightly better.
Though the price was great and Abul was very nice, I think I might pay for somewhere a little more expensive with softer beds and hopefully less noise next time, it's hard to enjoy your vacation when you're not sleeping.