Our review- the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The Good -
We had two interactions with Dylan. The first was we had some trouble entering the apartment as we were a few hours early. Dylan helped us with the entry process and we were grateful for his help and being allowed to enter early.
The internet network we were ask to use did not allow us to log on. We called Dylan and he gave us another network and password which worked very well.
The beds were very comfortable some of the best we have had, the hot water was fast, the kitchen while small was functional, and it was a pleasant surprise to find the sheets and towels were changed part way through our stay. This was unexpected.
The location in relation to the metro and other public transportation was very good.
The Bad-
5. The apartment was significantly smaller that the pictures on Airbnb lead us to believe. There was no space or hooks for hanging clothing in the second bedroom. Thus we had to hang our clothing from the wall lights. In the master bedroom the closet space was extremely small and what space there was was taken up by a vacuum cleaner and ironing board.
6. We could not use the shower in the master bedroom. The shower flooded the floor of the bedroom the first time we used it because there was no shower door or curtain. The other shower was adequate.
The Ugly-
7. There is virtually no natural light in the apartment. One small window that looked out at street level in one bedroom, no natural light in the other. In the living area there was a small transom window but as the apartment is right on the street if this window was open the automobile pollution and street noise was let into the apartment.
8. The apartment door opens right on to the street and leaving that door open and the small window in one bedroom open was the only way to get any air into the apartment. Because of the lack of ventilation the apartment seemed somewhat moldy and damp.
9. The sofa was filthy and we needed to place a towel on the sofa to sit on it. One dining room chair had a big stain on the seat cushion and on another chair the cushion was not attached to the chair making it dangerous to sit on.
10. We went back to read the other reviews that we had relied on when we booked and wondered why all the reviews were so good. Perhaps it is because of the pressure to issue a 5 star review in order to get a five star in return?