unfortunately I have a lot of things to complain about with this trip. first, i arrived at my check-in time and had to wait on the sidewalk in front of the apartment for 30mins for someone to arrive to let me in. then, when he did arrive, he didn't let me in. instead he went inside and I guess, cleaned the apartment? for another 30 mins. in total I spent 1hr standing on the sidewalk with my bags, being glared at by everyone who walked by, by the people seated at the cafe nearby, by the business owners, all wondering why I was standing around with my bags and giving me dirty looks, while I waited for my host to do... whatever it was they were doing. I really don't know, because there was no communication about this. finally, I was shown up to the apartment, which is very small and tight. the stairway is extremely narrow without firmly attached handrails, and is difficult to navigate with bags. the stairway reeks of sewer gas. as did the apartment. it's a older building and the drainage is not vented properly and the sewer gas builds up quickly. it smells horrible and is dangerous to your health to breath it. so I opened the windows. but you can't leave the windows open because there is a scaffolding from some construction and it's a security risk. so I was told to leave them closed. when I did open them to let out the sewer gas, instead the smell of cigarette smoke was brought in, wafting up from the cafe below. it is impossible to avoid either the smell of sewer gas or the smell of cigarette smoke in this apartment. I'm not exaggerating. it was very unpleasant. my host left the bed entirely bare. a plain mattress and showed me where the bedding was in the close. the fitted sheet was air-drying on a coat rack, still damp when I arrived. it was very humid and it took a long time to dry, so for the first night I needed to sleep without bedding on a bare mattress. otherwise, the apartment is very tight and small. I am 6ft, 250lbs, to calibrate my comments. the shower was very tight to fit in. I literally barely could fit. The water from the overhead shower smelled of mildew, which attached to my hair after a quick shower. that mildew smell clung to me for days. I learned to use the handheld shower to avoid that smell, but it required unpleasant smelly trial and error to figure that out. also the water constantly pooled on the tile floor outside of the shower because it didn't close fully and leaked. that water never fully dried out, so the floor was always damp and mildewy. there seemed to be some mold along the edges as well. it seems that what cleaning that was done was not very detailed. the toilet is so low to the ground it seems built for a small child not an adult. again, very uncomfortable to use. despite no signs of welcome from the host, and some unpleasant practical aspects as I have described, there were some positive sides as well. the location is very convenient. the clothes washer was useful as I was midway through a multi-week trip, and needed to wash clothes. that said, lacking a dryer, the clothes needed to air dry, and the humidity made that very very slow (multiple days). this is not the hosts fault, but it was not a good experience. the kitchen seemed well outfitted, but I literally couldn't fit into the extremely narrow space. this was worse than an NYC apartment. impossible to use. also there were dirty dishes in the sink when I arrived. I cleaned them myself, because I didn't want to be accused of leaving dirty dishes behind, despite the fact that I did not using a single dish during my stay. again, this is a tiny tiny place, so carefully consider that if you are not a tiny person. this may not be a good fit... literally. overall, I would not stay here again. the few positive aspects were heavily outweighed by the negatives. avoid and find yourself a decent hotel for a little more money per night, hopefully one that was built within the last century, unless you enjoy breathing in sewer gas while you sleep.