This rental is in a fantastic location from which it is easy to get around. The location is the highlight of this apartment, as is its large size.
After some confusion about our arrival time our host met us outside of the building where we were waiting. The host provided the keys and introduced us to the apartment. Other than this, we had nearly no interaction with the host.
The description of the apartment states that it has three double bedrooms. I'd say that this statement is a stretch. One bedroom is large with the equivalent of a US queen size bed, though the other two bedrooms really only can fit comfortably one single (US twin) bed each. There is evidence that two single beds have been put side by side in each of these rooms, though really this would leave you with nearly wall to wall beds. The living room is a separate room with a door. It may have a pullout couch which could be a double bed. If that's the case, the apartment could accommodate 6 with a bit less common space.
The first bathroom with a shower is off of the kitchen (a little weird), and is showing early signs of mold on the ceiling and walls due to the high ceilings and a room vent that is weak for the room. The second bathroom with a toilet and sink is fine, though the accordion door is a bit noisy.
We would consider the kitchen just a typical rental kitchen, not a "cooks kitchen." We were able to manage for our cooking needs, though only found one pan (a wok?), no selection of cooking knives and the stove burners needed to be lit with a lighter. This is fine if you aren't expecting something more.
The internet was fast and reliable, and we found the apartment to be cool enough with the air conditioner in the kitchen and a group of fans. The apartment is a little dark (which helps keep it cool), though we kept thinking that it was raining until we stuck our heads out of the window and looked up at the clear blue sky.
For those who rent from AirBnB often, there are several atypical items in this rental.
- cleaning fee in cash. This is normally collected through airbnb as part of the listing. Here it is collected in cash by the host at arrival.
- lack of house handbook. It is very typical for hosts to have a handbook that contains information about Wi-Fi, how to operate things in the apartment and (especially) suggestions of where to eat, things to see, supermarket locations, etc. This is the first apartment I've rented through airbnb to not have one.