I’ve never left a negative review, but I feel the need in this case to inform fellow travelers. The room was well appointed as advertised, all equipment was new, the apartment was clean, and the location great. The directions from the host were somewhat complex and a bit confusing, but we were able to figure out how to get in after five minutes or so - no big deal.
The major problem was noise. First there was a sign outside the door about major renovation occurring in nearby apartments. We found out the next morning that that meant a lot of drilling and hammering on cement - very loud, with some interesting swearing in French (a good language lesson, on a positive note). Also, the room is right off a small courtyard used to house large recycling and garbage bins, and bicycles for the whole apartment building. On many mornings, people would very loudly empty glass containers, as early as 5:30 am, and the traffic there was quite heavy. The smell became bad overtime as garbage day approached, and there were quite a few flies.
Overall, not a terrible experience, but it could have been better!