The apartment is in a good location. The entire house consists of Airbnb apartments from various providers. The apartment is bright, showing some wear and tear but not too bad. There are no plants or personal touches. It's bright and has a wonderful view over the roofs of the neighborhood and partially the bridge. The apartment itself would deserve a 4-star rating wouldn't it be for this issue:
The neighboring property has several dog cages on a relatively small space with 7 dogs barking at an unbearable level of noise day and night. Even with closed windows and earplugs, the noise can be heard. There's a review from 4 years ago, complaining about the same issue. The host said this would be outside their influence. The host also said they would be working with the authorities to solve this issue. I've asked five times for the names and reference numbers of the people they would talk to at the authorities. I've never been provided with this information, which clearly indicates that the host never took any action. The check-in process was also not as advertised in the listing, making this the only and truly disappointing experience with a host on Airbnb.
It's also an interesting take that not writing about this extreme noise disturbance in the listing is outside the host's control, considering this has been known for years.
According to Airbnb, noise disturbance of such kind, even if known for years, is indeed outside the host's control- according to the T&C and doesn't need to be listed. This is why for the first time I'll use a lawyer and sue to hopefully set a precedent.