1) walking distance from Metro, Ferry Terminal ;
2) even it is on the first floor, the traffic was not too noisy ;
3) very good supply of dining ware;
4) fairly basic cooking utensils;
3) the lady that showed us the apartment gave us a cigarette lighter to light up the gas stove. It was a fairly dangerous method, to put it mildly (a BBQ lighter or even matches should be used). It turns out, there is a starter button at the stove corner. Future guests please aware of it;
4) the dishwasher and the washing machine could not be operated simultaneously, we weren’t told about this in the walk-thru;
5) we were staying in the apartment for 12 days and requested sufficient supplies of garbage bags (2 bags were given) and dishwasher detergent, the lady agreed to follow up but we never hear from her again. It was not a big hassle as there is a small grocery store not far away, however it would be nice to hear the response from the host one way or the other;
6) after couple attempts, we realized the dishwasher did not clean the dishes at all even it seems like in working condition;
7) the sewage odour back up from the toilet bowl was severe that putting down the toilet seat lid and closing the washroom door will not get rid of the it completely but helps;
8) there are a few vacant apartment complex on the same street, the closest one is right across the street, it makes the Neightbour lack of the dynamic and run down;
9) in the morning and evening, we could hear a male moaning in the dinning/kitchen area. I believe this came from the Neightbour upstairs. it did not bother us at nighttime as the bedroom was located in the other end of the apartment, nevertheless we wish this neighbour well;
10)there are few cafes and restaurants on the same street and none of these are mom and pop operations, which probably suits majority of the tourists;
11) Special thanks to Claudia. We were locked out due to the lock of the apartment was aged and worn out. Claudia placed an emergency call to the locksmith to open the door for us. We only had to wait for an hour outside. Subsequently, Claudia pulls all the strings to convince the owner of the property to replace the lock upon my request. Otherwise we wouldn’t have a peace of mind leaving the apartment worrying we might lock out again.