The host was very communicative and flexible with an early check in, and the apartment appears as it does in the photos. There were three main issues during our stay:
1. At check in, the apartment had no electricity. This made it difficult to use the digital keypad lock, but the host was prompt in instructing us how to use the key. They were able to restore power/internet to the unit within an hour and a half of being notified by us, but it appears as though their cleaning crew declined to tell the host that there were no working lights in the unit barely an hour earlier.
2. The toilet in the hall bathroom leaked onto the floor when flushed. This was reported to the host and we agreed to use the other bathroom while the host arranged a repair for the leaky toilet after our stay.
3. Light sleepers beware. This unit is on the same block as a party hostel that blared music until 6 in the morning on a Thursday. There’s nothing the host can really do about this, so bring good earplugs.