The location and apartment were just as we expected. It is a bit of a walk or a short taxi ride to the city center, but there are plenty of good restaurant and cafe options nearby, a couple of grocery stores, and it was easy to get a taxi. We had no trouble getting around. We also felt very safe in the apartment and in the neighborhood. Beds were comfortable, kitchen had the basics, closet space was ample, and the apartment is brighter than the pictures make it appear.
The only real challenge was uneven communication with our host. We communicated exclusively through the Airbnb app. Check-in went fine and she was really flexible with our early arrival and then with a delay due to getting stuck in traffic. During our stay we got a quick and helpful response to our confusion over the hot water, but we were not able to get any bed sheets for the sleeper sofa (the third bed) for three nights. Check-out did not go as expected. The night before, we agreed upon a departure time. The host told us to text her from the gate to the complex (it locks from the inside and the outside) so that she could let us out when we were leaving. She did not meet us or reply to my texts that morning, so it was a little stressful heading to the airport. I ended up having to prop the gate open while running back to leave the keys on the counter. Maybe something urgent came up, but I never heard from her again, so I can’t say.
Ultimately everything turned out okay. If you have some flexibility/tolerance for the unexpected, this is a decent value.