The check in process was a breeze. The host communicated well.
I booked two apartments in the same building, one for my family and one for our friends. This is the apartment our friends stayed in. Most of the apartment was fine. However, I don’t think it was cleaned well before they checked in. There was a mug with coffee and used napkins on the counter. The shower was another story. There was mold all over the floor. The shower curtain, which was white, was yellow/brown along the bottom. There was visible mildew and mold on it. I wouldn’t believe it had I not seen it myself. It was worse than any motel you could have stayed in. I contacted the host, he offered to refund the cleaning fee.
We payed almost $400/night and the shower was horrendous. It’s upsetting that for this amount we had to even have this conversation. They could have stayed in a hotel for less.
I was so surprised that I hadn’t noticed the condition of the shower in the listing, that I went back to check. Guess what I found, the photo was edited. The dirty grout in the shower floor was edited to look solid white without any visible grout. This tells me they were aware of the condition of the shower but tried to cover it up.
The location is good, but it is loud. We were not bothered by it. But the last morning, when we call checked out around 5am, the area around the apartment, the street and the walkway into the apartment was filthy. Alcohol bottles, cups, and even vomit in front of the gate. This is obviously not the fault of the host, but it’s worth mentioning. Maybe this gets cleaned up later in the morning before everyone is up? Like I said. I wasn’t bothered by the noise but if you are a light sleeper, this may be a problem.