I booked Ilya's apartment for a month and left the next day. The area is central, crowded, busy and noisy. There's at least 10 balconies within very close proximity to the apartment's balcony, insulation is very poor. That information was not provided beforehand though my first question was "is there construction\noise nearby"? I emphasized I am looking for a quiet place. Ilya's reply was that there's no construction going on at the moment only in a few month and if it does happen while I'm there he has no problem canceling the reservation and refunding the money pro rated per our monthly agreement. At 8am in the morning extremely loud construction was going on inside the building at one of the floors above including drilling, very loud banging and scuffling which again, was not disclosed before booking. As per our agreement I Asked to cancel my monthly booking, pay what I owed for 1 night stay and leave. Ilya wanted me to pay more then triple what I was suppose to pay for 1 night. airbnb case manager Krystel and Diogo stepped in informing me what I should be paying per our agreement, transferred Ilya the money owed in full, refunded me the rest and even offered to look into a new place for me! While on the phone with airbnb, A cockroach was walking on the kitchen counter (that was my second question as I really hate them), though very common in Malta I actually haven't had any cockroaches in any of the apartments I stayed in till this one. In the midst of all that stressful situation I ended up leaving a bag with chargers and small appliances. I am not going to get into the very long, frustrating details of the 10 long stressful days it took Ilya to give me my stuff back but the bottom line is he was being spiteful, very unprofessional and turned the whole experience into a very negative one. I understand the frustration of a booking being canceled (1st time I ever cancelled a booking) and money lost, on both sides what I fail to understand is trying to overcharge me, holding on to my personal belongings for 10 days on purpose while trying to get more money. I actually ended up paying an extra €22.2 in addition to the fully paid 1 night just so I can get my stuff back and move on. It really showed me Ilya's true colors and that's why I decided to share this experience. With all that being said I would like to point out I've had great, honest hosts in Malta before and after that incident, and airbnb was very quick and professional while being very sensitive to my anxiety over the issues, helping best they could.