At first glance, the room seemed clean, but after a few days, the weather turned colder and we had to keep the windows closed for warmth. With the windows closed, we found it very hard to breathe without sneezing or coughing, and smelled a mildew odor. Upon looking around, we noticed 4 substantial patches of black mold on the walls that shared the bathroom space. After discovering this health hazard, we decided to move to a new place to stay as soon as possible. The issue with the mold has been reported to Airbnb, and they made a partial refund to me and also stated that they would check back with Yankel to be sure that he would eradicate the mold issue before continuing to rent this unit.
Other than the noxious mold, the room is simple, but lacked some of the basics that would have been helpful to travelers. For instance, we would have appreciated hand soap for the bathroom sink (or any soap), or having coffee available for the morning. The location is fairly central, but despite the flat being located on a small side street, the street was fairly noisy with drunk people loudly singing or talking on the sidewalk below each night between 3 - 6 a.m. There were also a few minor inconveniences such as the wobbly toilet seat, not much toilet paper, and a few broken slats near the bottom of the futon (we were able to fix one). Though, honestly, we were there for the Airbnb Host conference and gone for 14 hours each day, so the only thing we had time to bring to Yankel's attention was the fact that the electricity circuit completely failed on our first morning when I was drying my hair. I emailed Yankel and he responded the same day by arriving on site to fix the circuit board while we were at the conference. However, Yankel also suggested that the issue was caused by a faulty plug converter that he assumed was mine. Actually, this converter was in the room when we arrived, so I had assumed that it was equipment that was provided with the rental. While I appreciated Yankel's responsiveness, after being a guest at nearly two dozen Airbnb rooms throughout the world, this is the only Airbnb location that I cannot recommend to others.