The first impression of the apartment was a good and a bad one. The first look of the apartment we were very impressed however checkin was extremely rushed and sharikas sister spoke no English for any questions we had. Amenities were good in the apartment and very functional. The bed although very hard would have been easily overlooked if it hadn't been for the street noise. There is NO sound barrier within the apartment at all. It was bearable noise for a couple hours only in the early am.. Ear plugs would not suffice.