I’ll start with the positive:
Apartment has high ceilings, is well-located in terms of being within walking distance to the port, main train station, university, and the Spanish neighborhood area. While it is only close to the university, it is within 15-20 minutes walk of the other mentioned areas.
The host also responds to messages fairly quickly, and did give us more soap and cleaned the shower again when we asked.
Negative:
Apartment could use a deep clean, it was a little dirty; shower floor was black/moldy, dishes were not washed well (possibly because there was no soap), lots of dust both on the board above the bed where you lay your stuff as well as on the fans.
Soap provided was only 10 ml for the week per person, which is definitely not enough. I’m not sure why they don’t just provide a bottle of soap for the sink, especially with all the reviews about it.
You have to pay for both the cleaning fee and a late check-in, which was an extra 50 euros in our case. I understand that these two things cost money, but it makes the stay feel more transactional and less homey— you could just include them in the nightly cost.
Our apartment was entered into while it was locked and we were there— supposedly an accident by cleaning staff who had entered the wrong apartment. It didn’t make us feel secure, trusting, or safe. I think the reason why is because the apartment next door is not labeled, so it is probably confusing when the host directs them to clean and neither apartment is labeled with a letter or anything.
Apartment is also up four flights of stairs, which can be a little tiring.
Wifi does not work in the bedroom.
When we arrived the windows were left open, which caused mosquitos to enter the apartment and eat us alive for the first night. One of the two pillows was also quite uncomfortable. I realized near the end of our stay that there was a large screen door that could have been used if we had known about it.