I will start by saying that the hosts are lovely! We did not meet them in person but they were quick to respond and gave us detailed instructions on how to get to their place. We picked up the keys from a neighbour and that was no problem. The location is perfect and there is air conditioning, which is a major plus.
The apartment is directly in a construction zone at the moment, but that didn’t really bother us. We actually thought this may make it a quieter street at night but it definitely did not... kids playing, people yelling, a dog barking, conversations of passing people heard vividly until all hours of the night. BRING EARPLUGS! The apartment is quiet from about 4am-8am.
Upon entering the apartment, you can feel the humidity and mold/musty smell. It’s clean enough but
The bathroom is the main area of concern.. the black mold is quite appalling and a crack in the shower floor made it difficult to not cut your feet while showering. Huge hole behind the bathroom outlet... we’d come home to about 50 small moths all in the apartment after a day out and we assume they came from this spot. There was a smell from the bathroom of sewer, but if you keep the door closed it’s not a problem. Water pressure was great!
The rest of the apartment was mostly clean and the kitchen seemed to have the essentials although we only used the fridge and coffee maker. It’s clear that this is an apartment used only for Airbnb with the industrial soap and toilet paper dispensers.
This is a fine place if you care most about location and a bed to sleep ( as long as you have earplugs). It is most definitely not a 4-5 star as people have been rating. I wouldn’t recommend anyone I know to stay here unfortunately.