Louis was very accommodating for the check in as the place was available earlier than expected. A huge relief with my travel schedule. He also offered to pick me up from the train station if I needed it. He also found a longer Ethernet cord to hardwire the internet to my laptop that was left in the apartment for my arrival. When the washing machine didn’t work for me, he did offer to come fix it but I needed my laundry cleaned quickly(I had waited to get to the apartment to do it) and just went to the neighborhood one instead. The neighborhood one also has dryers and both washing and drying is done in about 75’.
Unfortunately, there were some major downsides to the apartment, especially for what I paid. The apartment is on the fourth floor of the building, with four sets of long stairs, plus very dark overgrown walkways with vines, grass, and shrubs to either door way. I did not feel comfortable walking up the internal stairs by myself. The keys and door system on the outside of the building are not always easy to figure out or working.
The finishes in the apartment do not match the quality of the photos in the listing. There is mold in the bathroom, pieces of trim missing between tiles and floorboards, paint chipping off the walls, and one outlet in the entire living room(under the tv) to plug in anything like a computer.
Just as an FYI - there are no fans in the apartment so on very hot days, you must pull the curtains throughout the morning so the place doesn’t become a sauna. The windows are great for the afternoon but you need to either keep lights off or close them at night because it’s too buggy to sleep otherwise. I bought a mosquito wall charger(like an air freshener) to try and keep them out. The refrigerator drips internally so most of your food will get wet if you don’t wrap it up. I could not get the washing machine to work and it was either broken or takes hours to do one washing load. There are no instructions on how to use it and I couldn’t find any online either.
I wish I could write a better review, but for the cost, this place fell far below expectations.