After reading the reviews, I was very surprised to see the state of the apartment. The floor was dirty, and walking across it barefoot after a shower covered my feet in the dirt. In the bedrooms, the walls are covered in black scuff marks. There are windows that look into a ventilation shaft that is filthy and covered with peeling paint. The bathroom is also used for storage of a dirty ladder, mop, bucket and vacuum cleaner. Hot water use must be anticipated 20 minutes beforehand and then promptly turned off afterward. This is not to mention other issues like the entrance being disgusting and the general shabbiness of the place.

The thing is, it's not that inexpensive, it's not that convenient (500m uphill from MTR; with luggage a good 10 minutes), and although it has "two bedrooms," the bedrooms are small and the wall is so paper-thin that there is little advantage over sharing a hotel room.

I have stayed in Hong Kong for an accumulated four months over the last year, and Shenzhen for three. I have never stayed in a place so dirty that I could not stay more than one night until I stayed in this apartment. After we abandoned this Airbnb (having booked four nights and stayed one), we went and stayed in a clean hotel right next to Sheung Wan MTR that was even less expensive than this apartment.

The only reason I can think of that other reviewers don't mention this is that Brendan offered a partial refund if I would not write a review. The other reviewers must have low expectations for Hong Kong apartments if they consider this apartment to be clean.