This was mine and my girl friend's first airbnb experience and we have stayed with a number of airbnb hosts since then. The location was good, not far from the city center with some nice restaurants, cafés, shops, and bakeries close by. The apartment was nice enough. The bed was really comfortable to our taste. There were personal items everywhere throughout the house which made it feel like the host lives there when he is not renting it out. This was a little strange for us at first, but no big deal.
The host notified me that he would be out of the country during our stay and that someone else would take care of any problems we had. This would not have been an issue if that had been the case, but we were never greeted by anyone or given a way to contact the person he had mentioned. When I had questions for him and needed assistance, he never responded to any of my messages (and still hasn't). This was a bit frustrating. However, the most frustrating thing was the shower! It was nearly impossible to adjust the head to point at you while showering without it sliding right back into a position where it sprayed directly at the adjacent wall. On top of that, the shower curtain/liner had been cut so that it did not reach down into the tub, so a simple spray toward the curtain and the water would end up on the floor next to the tub. It was impossible to keep all the water in the tub and we had to soak up the water on the floor after every shower. And on top of that, the tub obviously had a bad clog in it, as the tub would start to fill and take hours to drain starting from our very first shower. We were baffled as to why the host hasn't made a couple simple adjustments to make the showering situation far more convenient! If the shower situation gets sorted out and he responds to his guests' inquiries in the future, then the place would be a great, affordable stay.