READ: A review from a woman**** Yassine seems like a very sweet and helpful person. He was generally pretty good at communicating and gave some recommendations. Check in was easy. The airbnb itself was just okay; very small, men's products laying all around, towels a bit damp, toilet seat slightly broken. It's fine and if you're comfortable with that, do it!! It wasn't special but we thought it would simply be a place to stay at night while we explored during the day, but we felt too unsafe to be there at night. We stayed one night, and then we ended up getting a hotel closer to the city center.
As a woman, this is not an area where you want to be. Our flight got in on a Thursday after the sun had set and we took a 30 minute taxi to the apartment. It was halfway down a sketchy, dimly lit alleyway that you cannot get to directly by car. There were groups of guys just standing outside, and all eyes were on us for the entire time as we stepped out of the cab and walked toward the airbnb. The self-check-in was quick and easy, however, I felt unsafe any time we stepped outside of the airbnb, especially at night.
I'm from Chicago, and well-traveled (been to over 40 countries)- I know what a safe area does and does not feel like. If you're trying to spend as little money as possible, go ahead. But I think it is much better to spend a little bit more money to be in an area that is safer and closer to the city center.