As mentioned in a previous review, this place is in front of a busy restaurant which can impact noise levels (8a-11:30p or later) and has strong cooking smells at times if this factors into your decision (was not a problem for me personally and did not factor into my score). Overall, it’s in a good location and equipped with what you need for a longer term stay. The bed is fairly comfortable. The washing machine worked well and had an outside, street-facing drying line (no inside drying rack). Despite a previous review saying street light was an issue, I found that there were fully functional metal window covers to block the light so there was no problem here.
Areas I feel could be improved are:
1. cleanliness: there were crumbs on the kitchen counters and table…… my wipes were visibly dirty when wiping off high-touch things like the remote, light switches, or table……. the fan was covered in dust and unusable without cleaning which I did not care to do unless Airbnb *pays me* a cleaning fee - lack of clean fan was not a problem for mid June, but it’s starting to get hotter so it could be an issue as the weather gets hotter (the apartment does not have air conditioning, as noted in listing). Nevertheless, linens and towels appeared clean and the floor was clean.
2. Host communication for check in: I did not receive information and needed to call the host for check in instructions. I did not speak with the host further after this, so I can’t comment further on overall communication.
3. Check in process: upon calling the host that I had arrived at the time I was planning to, I was asked to wait outside 15+ minutes with my luggage for a third party to arrive and let me in. It was inconvenient given that I arrived at the check in time. And as a solo female traveler, I didn’t love the potential safety implications for sitting outside alone with my luggage, although I didn’t feel unsafe at the time (and kind neighbors offered me a chair and kept an eye out while I waited).