We liked the neighborhood the most and the communication with Marion/Yalan the least. It took 24 hours to find the washing machine based on the sole information “there’s one in the building.” If any future users face the same problem, it’s in the basement and the door is next to the elevator. If the door is locked, you need the key. We discovered it in one of the drawers next to the toilet.
Another issue was the apartment was too hot (temperature above 30C or 90F) but the host didn’t provide a fan. We couldn’t keep the windows open at night for mosquitoes and there’s real noise from the street. With windows open we felt we are sitting on the street in the apartment’s living room. It’s bustling streets with cars/trucks/building restoration on the opposite side and a restaurant is right beneath the apartment. On our first day we had strong cooking smell into the bedroom, the more reason why we couldn’t open the windows at night.
We are glad to know that there’s one definite airbnb to avoid in Geneva next time.