Overall, an okay experience staying here.
Pros: furnishings, location, rooftop, filtered water
Cons: cleanliness of bathroom, light and sound in street-facing bedroom, some communication issues.
Biggest con was the cleanliness. There was hair on the shower wall and the shower in general did not look especially clean. The towels had stains on them, and, while I understand towels can be stained but clean, it's hard to know whether they are clean/unused.
In terms of communications, we sent a message and did not get a response until around 5 hours later. I completely understand hosts have lives and might not be able to respond immediately, but I think it would have been nice to get a heads up when it is a known possibility (which it was from what we understand). Just so that our expectations are appropriately set and we know not to rely on a response in case of an emergency.
Lastly, there was a lot of noise and light in the bedroom at night. The apartment on a corner with a couple street food stands and while they might be delicious, they are certainly loud during the evenings. We are perfectly capable of sleeping through a lot having lived in New York, but I think others might want to know this in case they are light sleepers.