Unfortunately, I cannot recommend staying at these listings. The door of the first unit we checked in to was blocked by several large bags of trash making it impossible to enter our accommodations. After moving the trash aside (which required going up and down several flights of stairs as there is not much space between floors), we entered to find the bathroom smelling strongly of mildew and the hot water not working. The host, Hiro, offered to move us to a second unit in the same building. Upon inspecting this other unit, we found the bathroom smelled significantly damper than the first room- enough to induce a physical gag reaction. Additionally, the bathroom ceiling was covered almost entirely in black mold with small patches making their way along the walls. But hey, at least the hot water worked this time.
We packed up immediately as these units were simply uninhabitable. I appreciate the host's prompt responses, but I'd kindly encourage increasing quality control of his listings