Everyone has mentioned this, but the stairs are no joke. Be prepared!!! The view, however, makes it worth it! Having the balcony doors open all day and night was an added bonus we didn’t even think about and made the apartment so cool. Lisa provides earplugs due to the noise of the busy street, but we didn’t mind the noise at all. It was much like white noise and we slept like babies. The location is AMAZING, two blocks from the metro and you can get all over the city no problem. We happened to be there the week of the large protests/riots which -admittedly was a little disconcerting at first but we were totally fine and everyone from Lisa to our Kayak tour guide made sure to check on us and make us aware of potential problems with transportation in the area. Everything was so great we are honestly already planning our next trip back.