Unfortunately this unit is below street level-really a basement apartment that you go down 12 stairs from the street level to the front door. As a result it was very musty smelling- the furniture the pillows, etc. It also felt damp even though a de-humidifier is provided. It is also dark. Based on the description as a LOFT and the photos we did not expect to have this below street level apartment. We asked if they had another available that we could switch to but that was not possible.
There is an outside area out back which is really a light well and you are a tiny space that feels like a chimney. There is an outside space up the stairs, unfortunately it is a shared area and the other renters were out there smoking all of the time.
The host did ask for input on why we expected something different and I showed her the exterior photos that made it seem to us like this was a normal apartment.
The host is very nice and had the apartment been at street level or above it would have been fine. It is clear that they put effort into making it a nice unit. As a basement apartment-it was not for us.