I booked this place because it had so many wonderful reviews but my experience was slightly different than what others have posted. First, the not so good. I sent several messages advising them of my late arrival and flight delay but heard absolutely nothing back. I even sat next to a French woman on the plane who was also an English teacher and she made sure that my messages were correctly worded. The driver I had hired to pick me up at the airport did not show up so I was quite late in arriving at the apartment. I had to call the host and probably woke them up. They did send someone to let me in but that's the only time that I actually saw anyone in person. Communication was quite poor. I had emailed about not understanding the Wi-Fi code because how they write numbers is different from how we write certain numbers in the United States. I didn't hear anything back but eventually I figured it out. There were hairs in the sink and the tub. There was still toilet bowl cleaner splashed on the bowl. Cleaning supplies were left out and dirty. The glass shelves in the bathroom were dirty. The refrigerator, coffee maker and dishwasher needed to be cleaned. There were a week's worth of used coffee pods still in the machine. I decided to clean them myself before use. There were food stains in the refrigerator that I cleaned out. There was a terrible odor coming from the dishwasher so I opened it and found a blob of white stuff in the silverware holder. When I picked it up it broke apart and inside was mold. I ran the dishwasher after that to clean it. OK, enough bad. Considering the above I thought oh no what have I gotten myself into? But there is a charm about the apartment that I loved. One thing I asked for and they left me was a really good fan I could use to cool off the apartment and then to use in the bedroom to help me sleep. That was wonderful. Even though the front room over the street could get quite noisy from the traffic, as soon as you went down the hall and shut the door to the bedroom it was very quiet. I'm a very light sleeper so when I say it's quiet it's quiet. The bed is very comfortable and I slept well in it. Plenty of closet space to hang up your clothes. Washer worked great but you also have access to a laundromat 1 block away if you want a dryer. I loved opening the large windows and letting the breeze flow through the apartment. I also loved watching the rain and the thunder storms from the front window. Like I said, it just has a charm about it and I found myself really enjoying staying there. I felt like a real local. The neighborhood felt safe and there was literally everything at...