We definitely do not recommend the stay here. We are not new to aribnb and honestly we have had very good experiences in the past sharing common areas, so this was pretty disappointing. I will break it up by points:
1. The main problem is the place is SUPER dirty, the bathtub is full of mold, the kitchen has grease everywhere. Common areas were badly kept. We texted them as soon as we arrived since this was self check in, only to get a reply saying "each one is in charge of keeping the common areas clean". So basically we had to solve the problem ourselves. We literally had to buy bleach and cleaning supplies and at least make it a little cleaner so we could take a proper shower, same with the kitchen. Ironically one of the roomates there complained about the clorox smell (haha!)
2. This room is right next to the kitchen, so the room will smell like food (spices, curry, onion, garlic, etc all the time) There is heavy cooking in this apartment from early in the morning until late at night. We were planning on making some lunches or dinners, but honestly the kitchen was always busy. Additionally the room itself was very dirty, spiderwebs everywhere, the floor was sticky and dusty, the closet was full of boxes with old stuff in them. We definitely can tell no one was looking after the check ins or check outs or even washing sheets...
3. Air conditioning does not work well, mainly because the roomates keep the window in the kitchen open, so you know, there's no way to keep the rooms air tight. We ended up putting towels on the floor to close the door gap between the floor and the door and maintain the AC and keep the smell out. Honestly it didn't work.
4. We felt it wasn't described accurately, this room has 2 twin beds on each side of the room, we thought they were bigger beds so we thought we were going to sleep in one bed. We mentioned this to the owner before renting (that we were a couple) but they didn't bother to clarify that we were going to sleep separately for a month.
Overall if you are really really laid back on cleanness then go ahead and book, I think maybe if you want to stay for a couple of days and don't mind the mold on the bathtub, or an splashed toilet then sure, go ahead and book.
I will definitely not recommend this for a long stay, we ended up leaving 3 nights prior and paying additional days at another apartment. So we lost money in the end.
This is a very harsh review and I tend not to be so negative, but honestly this is a $1200 dollars a month shared room, so we were expecting a little more.