After a few bumps upon arrival (an issue that surprised the host), a really good stay overall.
The apartment was clean, the bed AMAZING—so comfortable I almost didn’t want to get out of it. Shower pressure good. (Bathtub is high to enter, not good for less agile types. I did recommend a step for entry and egress. We’ll see!!!)
Down sides were: there was construction when I arrived and the hosts didn’t know about it. BUT the construction stopped after 2 days and didn’t start til 10am. Still, clearly, as with many Airbnb’s, this one is a business where the proprietors have many units and really don’t know them well. Major construction—jackhammers outside a ground-floor apartment—is something you make sure you’re aware of, particularly when charging such a steep price. (Also, I had to state which apt I was calling about each time I called for an update..). BUT this had a good ending: The young man who who came after my call did come promptly, and was very sweet, and my having mentioned the lack of coffee pods, he did arrive with more. (Again, these are basic Airbnb amenities, and their absence speaks to this being more of a hands-off business than someone’s warm, welcoming apartment.)
Overall, this sweet, clean, surprisingly bright apartment for being on the ground floor in the middle of a set of buildings, served its purpose: a clean, eventually quiet (the construction ended after the second day) apartment with a well-stocked kitchen, a nice area to eat (really nice kitchen table, excellent appliances), an EXQUISITE bed, and, despite it having no view save for a cement common area and the surrounding building, it was quite bright and cheery. Hence overall 4 stars. I would definitely stay here again; I’d just make sure they knew the score with whatever was going on outside the door!