Very nice host. Was on time for the meet and greet. Willing to help out with any questions. Quick to respond to emails. WIFI worked well. Neighborhood was central and ethnically diverse. Near the Avenida Metro station which was convenient. Neighborhoods of interest were all walkable. Small tascas and intimate restaurants though out. They also kindly provided ear plugs which, as explained by the contact, might be needed for random noise that occurs.

After this experience, my questions to ask any AirBnB host is if the images on the site truly represent the apartment. Including the bed set up and whether the light is natural or filtered. If there was any photo-shop involved. Not suggesting there was in this case, but the apartment and interior walls were clearly not as crisp and white as shown on the AirBnB site. Also important to ask if there is any mold issue. Which was the case unfortunately. You can see the effects of mold on the bedroom walls which, of course is not in the image of that space. The smell was noticed the minute you walked in and never left. The towels even smelt of it. Brought this up to the host contact when we first met. Was also pointed out through email with AirBnB, should it have affected my health. Nothing was addressed to resolve it other than, "thank you for bringing it to my attention so we can improve." With one small front window it wasn't possible to freshen up. There was one other small window heading towards the kitchen. But once opened and you saw the litter, it was best kept closed. The weather being cold didn't help either as windows left open meant for a cold apartment. Which I still attempted regardless. If staying for a couple days, this might all be OK. I was here for over a week and it began to wear on me.

Asking these things might appear as if you're being particular, but selection is based on what "we" see. This might not be your experience staying here in the future, because as the host mentioned feedback allows them to improve. But these were the facts and prefer being honest to help out the AirBnB community.