I do not recommend staying here. My wife and I felt accused and on the defensive literally from the minute I sent a message asking to rent this place.
The house rules are a bit too aggressive with the list of things that are prohibited. Some of them make sense, and I understand that they want to protect the apartment and want their guests to be respectful of other tenants, but come on, dictating which spices your guests can use if they decide to cook a meal is a bit too much. The tone and extensive list of prohibited activities makes you not feel welcome there.
When I sent a message with the initial rental request, James asked me to explain one poor review I received on a group trip 6 years ago while acknowledging in the same message that all my other reviews are positive. I understand that they want to care for their place, but literally no other Airbnb Host asks you to explain one review from 6 years ago if all your other reviews are good.
The apartment itself is clean and conveniently located. The living room area has two couches facing each other and a coffee table in between. There is a TV in the den with two sofa chairs so you don't lay down while watching TV. In case you forget, a helpful sign in the living room reminds you that the couches are for sitting only.
All in all, we could not feel comfortable there. It felt like we had to walk on eggshells the whole time, and literally all we needed was a place to sleep the night and work in the early morning.
I expected some shenanigans with the checkout, so I videotaped the apartment's condition before leaving. Sure enough, two days later I received a request for $317.36 USD ($400 CAD) to replace the living room rug, due to a supposed coffee stain. James said that he will try to remove the stain first, and if he succeeds, then he won't pursue that money plus a mildly passive aggressive note that they "do suggest you mention these things to future hosts so we can plan in advance". When I refused and said that I don't see that stain in my video, he said that they were able to remove it in the normal cleaning process. Let's say there indeed was a stain, wouldn't it have been in good faith to try to remove it first before asking for $400 to replace the rug?
We really felt as if we're guilty until proven innocent staying at this place. We did not feel welcome. At a certain point, if you're that strict, why rent it out?