We were prepared by reading previous reviews such as loud noise, steep staircase etc. and they were as described by other reviewers.
The items that bothered us and reason for 2 star review are as follows:
1) shower handheld wand wasn’t operating as handle was missing.
2) master bed was extremely squeaky - whenever my wife moved I was woken up and forget about romance (if you consider the guests below)
3) main couch was a cheap pullout and uncomfortable to sit on for any length of time other than to tie your shoes.
4) Kitchen floor was raised by a few inches compared to the rest of the unit. This wouldn’t usually have bothered me but due to the small space you had to pay attention not to stub your toe. I recommend leaving the lights on and placing something at the corner so you don’t walk into this obstruction.
5) towels - I wouldn’t usually mention this but before we arrived the host messaged us to ensure we do not stain the towels or we will be charged. I haven’t had this from any previous air BnB bookings but no big deal as if I was renting my place I would want people to take care of my stuff. However, the towels were terrible (cheap, hard and small) and some were stained. We had to take pictures as we didn’t want to get blamed. My point is if host demands charging for stains then they should start with reasonable products. Small but very frustrating issue.
Finally we were woken up to loud noises in the common stairwell. My wife opened the door and there was a group of punks that had somehow gotten into the stairwell and were spray painting graffiti. We had to chase them away. They left the common staircase but were brazen enough to stay outside. We tried calling and messaging the the host but no response until next morning. That night we felt unsafe and couldn’t get back to sleep (worried they might come back). We should have called the police but our thought was that they would soon leave or run when the cops showed up. The next morning when going for coffee, we looked up and the entire side of an adjacent building was tagged (up to 2nd floor level).