I stayed at this apartment for two weeks, which gave me enough time to appreciate the pros and cons.
PROs:
* beautifully renovated and designed, you have everything you may need during your stay in terms of appliances and kitchenware, comfortable bed (ok pillows), soft towels, etc
* this airbnb is in a very nice residential area which is not right downtown but just a few minutes walk away from it
* fast Internet (I averaged ~120 Mbps down, ~75 Mbps up)
* the TV is a 50" 4K HDR Smart TV with the most popular streaming apps installed (but no subscriptions are provided, so you’ll need to use your own)
* the washing machine also works as a dryer (combo unit), which was a nice surprise since it wasn’t specified in the listing when I booked
CONs:
* the biggest one for me was definitely the noise!! Nothing the host could control but surely something to be aware of for those who are particularly sensitive to noise. Between the constant noise from the construction next door (during the week), from the traffic, from the car repair shop downstairs (which often uses the little square by the building as an extension to the shop), the people leaving bars nearby and walking by while screaming late at night, and the noise from the neighbours slamming doors when leaving their units or the cleaning people working in other units in the building… the noise was just insufferable during those two weeks. And the windows definitely do not make a great job at blocking outside noise.
* because you can see the construction next door from the windows, that also means that the workers can see inside the unit, so you may need to shut the blinds to have some privacy during the day
* no kitchen towels were provided, so I had to buy them, together with some paper towel
* there are no separate bins for recycling trash in the unit
* for a two weeks stay, there were only 2 coffee pods, 1 dishwasher pod and 1 laundry pod. For a unit in this price range, I would have expected more.
* likewise, even if the listing says that shampoo and shower gel are provided (which usually means it cover the duration of the guest's stay), in actuality there was only one 30ml bottle of shampoo and no shower gel. Again, for the price paid, I would have expected better.
OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:
* the listing mentions “Self check-in with lockbox”, but for check-in there was actually somebody waiting for me at the apartment
* the switch for the LED lights under the kitchen cabinets is by the entrance, not by the kitchen
* there’s a floor lamp behind the couch but no nearby outlet to plug it into, unless you use an extension cord (provided, inside the TV stand), which unfortunately kinda ruins the aesthetics
* because of the vaulted ceiling, going up the stairs to the bedroom you can’t stand up on the last few steps or you will hit your head. Same thing going down.
* the bed lies against half of the closet, effectively making half the closet unusable
* the unit is on the second floor of a 3 floor building, but because of the staggered units, there is no one upstairs
All in all, I enjoyed my stay here and I would come back, but only for a few days (not weeks) and only when the construction work is done.