MAJOR NOTE‼️
THIS UNIT DOES NOT HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE ENTRANCE. as the first half of the description indicates. It is actually shared with another apartment that is largely unused BUT THE HOST WILL COME BY WITH ZERO WARNING ⚠️. This was especially jarring for me as I was under the impression that it was an exclusive entrance and i would not be disturbed. I am a solo Female traveler and so usually VERY aware of my safety/vulnerability. In the post at the time of booking the first summary said the entrance was exclusive. only deeper into the post will you see it is a shared entrance. I know the owner entered the space at least 2x while I was not there 😔. Had I known this was the situation, I would not have booked.
The unit itself isn't really an issue. it's small but workable. When I arrived for the first night the floor was dirty and needed to be swept. There was also a rat on the outside terrace. The unit was mostly quiet, except at night when fireworks or some other unknown loud popping sound would wake me around midnight most nights, my dog would hide under the bed when this happened :(
on the last day, while walking my dog, i had left the unit key inside. i realized it as soon as I reached the bottom of the stairs and immediately messaged the host. He did not get back to me until 45minutes later (at which point I had quit waiting outside the unit and went to run an errand). I messaged him multiple times with updates of my position and progress because it was check out day and I wasn't able to get inside to pack my things. after 9:45A he did not message me again until after I had contacted Air BnB support due to no contact. At 11:20, I got a message effectively saying OMW (i had been outside the unit with no response for a total of an hour at this point). I continued to wait and finally around 11:50A, 2 hours and 50 minutes after i first messaged him, he arrives and lets me in. Now this is all pretty subpar, but I then found out that he had been at the unit previously, entered, retrieved the key, and never let me know. the key could have been put back in the lockbox so that i would have been able to get back in immediately. I was then told to leave immediately, while he played VERY loud music and hovered as I packed. From 9A-11:50A i had no access to a unit I paid for and little to no communication from the host. There are better places to stay in the city I'm sure. I gave ⭐⭐ s because the unit is livable but I DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!