The location was good and the apartment was quiet at night. However, the apartment is small with narrow, steep stairs to the second floor that are inconvenient and are not suitable for older people. The toilet is awkwardly located along the stairs making entry and exit difficult.
The WiFi and heater did not work. We had to rent our own WiFi (cost $40 US) and spend one night sleeping in the cold. While Mako was a responsive host, she did not take any action to remedy any of the problems we experienced nor did she offer to compensate us in any way.
There are also many other areas for improvement:
* Luckily the downstairs heater started to work again but it was frozen and unresponsive at times and unreliable, it needs to be serviced or replaced.
* The kitchen sink is a dual purpose bathroom and kitchen sink, yet it did not have the needed facilities like towel hooks or a mirror to get ready, we had to search for a mirror and buy it on our own which took time away from our stay.
* There is no place to unpack your clothes, there is only one small wardrobe that is filled with mattresses and pillows.
* There are no coat hooks to hang your coat in the entry way, easy to add.
* The downstairs curtain rod and upstairs closet handles were broken and need repair.
* There are no available electrical outlets in the kitchen, we had to use the multi-plug in the living room to heat water. A multi plug is also needed in the kitchen.
* There is no map in the house about the surroundings (common for airbnb), it took us a few days to discover good supermarkets.
* No instructions translated to English about heater remotes. Mako sent these to us upon request, however, they should also be printed and available in the apartment.