I hope that by providing a review of my stay at this apartment will help others in the future make a better decision about whether to stay or not. The only positives about this place were that the bed was comfortable, the WIFI worked well, and two metro stops were nearby. I was not expecting the filthy, run-down apartment that I was met with. The smell of the smoke was overwhelming. And the dirt, cobwebs, peeling paint, cracked walls, grayed wallpaper probably from the cigarette smoke made the room very depressing. Even the building and stairwell was extremely run-down and often smelled like urine. When I arrived, the "cleaner" was just finishing up. She had vacuumed in the center of the floor and then put the vacuum away. I wondered about all the debris everywhere else but I guess she didn't feel the need to vacuum around anything. I ended up vacuuming the whole floor myself. I asked her if she was going to mop the floor. She said "no" that she didn't have time. I could see it was filthy so after she left I wiped the floor with a wet wipe and got black dirt on the wipe. I ended up having to mop the entire floor because I couldn't walk around knowing there was that much dirt on the floor. The cloths came up black. I wish I could show a picture of the wipes. I don't think it had been cleaned in years. The dirt caked around the baseboards, pipes, kitchen counters, everywhere really, was disgusting. The bottom of the toilet is caked with brown sludge with some kind of brown plant looking material floating in it. I can't tell you how gross it was. The bed linens had been cleaned, thankfully, but the strong smoke smell was in all the towels. When I asked for clean towels, the host said the owner would not pay for new towels. Huh? I asked for clean towels, not new ones. I had to go to the laundromat and wash the stinky towels. During my stay, there was a leak in the ceiling twice. Once the water came dripping out of the track lighting (I think water and electricity are not supposed to mix!) and made a huge puddle throughout the kitchen and living area. The second time happened in the middle of the night when I was woken up by what sounded like rain coming into the apartment. It was literally "raining" in the apartment from the water pouring in. They never did find out what was causing the leak. This host should NOT be a host on Airbnb. They don't understand what hosting means. They left no directions for how to use the TV. When I asked about this, the host told me to "use the remotes". They didn't work so I didn't have use of the TV during the month I was there. When I am a host, I go out of my way to ensure...