We had to have fun staying in this casually stylish place. The apartment invites playfulness. Fill the room (and street) with piano playing, dance, lecture from the top of the indoor scaffolding, something, anything. Decide in advance to like the eclectic style and notice the well-selected cool stuff. Don't mistake it for random old stuff :)
Street life is constantly transforming and well off the beaten track. Colourful food stalls, bakeries and cafes in the morning. Grannies with roller bags pinch vegetables and catch up on gossip. Then shop fronts come down, the streets suddenly an edgy graffiti gallery. Underemployed locals and immigrants hang out, smoke and ignore or leer at strangers in their 'hood (yes, you). In the evening, other steel roller doors come up and the streets fill with a young and cool crowd, yapping away to cocktails and wine.
Negatives? Nothing you can't handle. Some nights people will stroll by from a nearby bar, possibly keeping you awake with chatter and laughter. But there are no bars in the street itself, which moreover is nearly traffic free. Depending on the season, mosquito repellent is a good idea. It's quite a long walk to the historical town centre and beyond, so you'll want to familiarise yourself with the public transport system.