It is a great location, and could be a great space - it's hard to find a space that can accommodate a group of 7. My commentary below is not a reflection on the apartment – it’s lovely overall – but rather on how it’s being managed and marketed.
Six things:
1. Absurdly noisy door hinges. Every time one of us went to use a bathroom or go to the dining room, the creaking doors woke up the rest of the group. If I could have found a hardware store, I would have oiled the hinges myself.
2. The air conditioning unit in the dining room is inadequate for the space it was meant to cool, which included the kitchen, two bathrooms, and multiple hallways. We had to keep the kitchen door closed to allow the dining room a chance to get/stay cool. An additional AC unit in the kitchen would make it usable. (The bedrooms were cool enough to sleep comfortably, however, thanks to an AC unit in each one.)
3. The kitchen did not have coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, oil, or kitchen staples of any sort. There wasn’t even a sponge or dish soap to wash the few dishes we did use, and when we arrived the dishwasher still contained the (clean) dishes from the previous guests. Between the extreme heat and the lack of staples, we did not even contemplate trying to cook.
4. With the exception of a wood coffee table in the dining room, the furnishings are generic and cheap (mostly particle board, IKEA-type items), and sparse. The apartment deserves better.
5. Be aware that there is no elevator and that it is a fifth-floor walk-up. I didn't see the reviews before booking, and the description doesn’t make it clear.
6. There is no living room; the only place to gather is the dining room.