We booked Xander's place for 9 days. The good news is this spacious place is in a great location and has a communicative host. The not so good news is that the cleanliness of the space is more akin to a casual friends house than that of a professional airbnb.
The space itself is quite nice. The living room is warm and inviting and the amenities of the printer and TV are useful for travelers and workers. The area is well lit for a basement apartment.
The kitchen was well stocked with bowls, utensils and baking dishes, but basic cooking ingredients such as oil and salt were absent. Additionally, an open can of pasta sauce was left in the cupboards, and garbage and recycling bins were left unemptied. We helpfully threw out all of these. There are basic foods and seasonings in the kitchen but make sure to check the expiry date on them all.
The bed in the bedroom was large enough for two to sleep comfortably, but is not on a frame, and only has 2 thin pillows on it. So, we would advise bringing your own if you need extra support as the other ones in the house were not clean. Closet space is limited to one side of the small closet nook, but it does have hangers and shelving.
This lack of cleanliness, unfortunately extended to both the shower, and the bedsheets. That said, the shower has good shelving, but hot water runs out fairly quickly, so be prepared to take fast showers if cold water is a concern. The clean towels, strangely, were left unfolded, in the dryer, not in the supply closet and we were not aware of their existence until we spoke with the host about it.
As other guests have mentioned, there is sometimes late night (1-3AM) noise such as loud talking and music from the apartment upstairs.
The lack of cleanliness of the apartment as a whole was brought up with the host, who was receptive and helpful. The host arranged for a cleaning crew to come in the second day of our stay, however, this crew never arrived. The host was not aware that they did not come until we questioned whether the cleaning had been rescheduled. It was not and we remained in the apartment with a small refund from the host.
Overall, although there were many issues with this airbnb space that were not up to airbnb standards at the time of our visit, we believe they could be easily resolved for future guests.