The apartment is cute and the location is the best thing about it. The pictures are correct, although the living room looks into the homes and businesses of people across the street.
Unfortunately, the day after I arrived, I discovered that there was a major construction project on the floor under mine, including jackhammers and lots of loud banging. (This project went on the entire month that I was in the apartment, although the last week the noise was much better.) This meant that the noise was so unbearable that I had to leave my apartment every day, for the entire day. The host said he didn't know there would be construction and suggested I should move to another apartment. I was not able to find another suitable place and I therefore asked for 30% compensation for my 30-day stay. The host said he "might" consider some sort of compensation at the end of my stay, IF the noise continued. He completely missed the point that during the first 10 days, the damage was already done.
This is unfortunate because although issues do come up when one travels, it is how the situation is handled that is really most important. The host was unable to empathize with me and realize that had he been in the same situation, he too would have asked for partial compensation.
I am sure the host is fine under "normal" circumstances, but in my particular situation, his actions were less than satisfactory.