I took the apartment based entirely on the reviews and messaged the Host as well letting him know of my travel plans. Here are my observations:
The Ups:
a. I couldn't find parking because the apartment is located on a street where parking is hard to find but I messaged the host and after some back and forth, he was able to give me the name of the Car Parking Garage nearby, which was very helpful
b. The apartment was clean and basic, no frills, as described
c. It was close to a lot of eating joints and in the middle of the city
d. The apartment was secure and safe with a safe entry and elevator
e. The host also provided Internet access, which was very convenient
f. We had breakfast in the apartment, which was easy because there was a microwave, fridge etc in a working kitchen with utensils
The Downs:
i. The apartment is on the 4th floor and on the street, opposite to a bar called Dunes, where people were very loud until 1:30AM making it difficult to sleep
ii. The day we got into Geneva it was a blistering 90 plus degrees and there was only 1 fan so my the two of us, out of the 4 of us didn't get much sleep because it was so hot and noisy
iii. The plug to connect the toaster and microwave was broken so we had to take the toaster to the opposite side to use it