Host was very responsive and very polite. The apartment is beautiful and great for 2/3 people or 2 couples, can easily fit more comfortably (huge couch!).
The area isn't amazing, but the house is conveniently a 5-10 minutes walk from the metro station (only one stop from the train station and just 3 stops from the city center). Although if you have many suitcases with you I'd suggest you be careful with them, because the pavements are small and generally not the best.
It's also a 2 minute walk from the Gagarin205 live venue, which is the reason we chose this area. Overall a very pleasant experience, would definitely choose this apartment and host again.