The apartment is infested by bugs! The host is some rental company, so they are a bit slow to respond, but initially all seemed smooth. They were kind enough to let us check in early and the apartment has 2 smallish rooms with a kitchen and a bathroom. It is obviously a rental since there aren't that many pieces of furniture - for example, the master bedroom has no wardrobe or shelves to put clothes on, there's no spare towels, no full length mirror, which were minor inconveniences, but no biggie for the price. The main issues were 3: first, the apartment reaks of cigarettes, so if you're not a smoker - do not stay there, as you will have to keep the windows open at all times (due to no AC in the second room). I was traveling with my mom and she developed a cough due to the smell. Also, keep in mind that the apartment is very close to a super busy and noisy street, so if you're a light sleeper, you won't be able to sleep. Finally, and most importantly, the apartment is infested by bugs!! We didn't notice it at first, and only upon moving out when we started packing our bags, bugs started falling out off our clothes!! It was utterly disgusting. We reached out to the rental company right away, but they did not respond until after we checked out and we didn't even get an apology, not to talk about a solution. The whole situation spoiled our vacation, as we ended up having to deal with AirBnB customer service, since the home owners refused any type of negotiation due to this situation and tried to claim that the bug infestation was not a big issue.
This is my first such situation with AirBnB after years of staying in apartments around the world, and it's hands down the worst. I don't know where the good reviews are from - maybe it was kept cleaner before COVID closures? Since currently it's not a place I'd ever one to stay at again, even for a lower price.