The view is absolutely amazing. Even better than the pictures. The apartment is located in a convenient location: we did have to take taxis to get to the old town, but we could walk to great restaurants in the evening (so its really a trade off in terms of where you want to stay).

Lisya was generally helpful in responding to issues. She talked to our taxi driver on the way from the airport to give him directions, so we had no problem finding the apartment. She also gave us two restaurant recommendations.

My biggest complaint is that the elevator was not working when we arrived and the apartment is on the seventh floor. Lisya did have someone meet us to help us with our luggage (it would have been impossible otherwise), but we still had to hike up seven floors everytime we came back to the apartment. Given that an elevator is listed as an amenity on the Airbnb site, we would have liked to have been notified in advance of the issue and given the opportunity to make other arrangements. I'd had foot surgery three months prior to our visit and dealing with the steps was a challenge. Lisya did offer to put us in a hotel at her expense, but after such a long trip we just wanted to get in and not worry about finding another place to stay. The apartment was otherwise clean. As other reviewers mentioned, there is a problem with the drain in the shower. This wasn't a huge deal, however there was also an odd smell coming from the bathroom. Also the door/window in the bedroom was not working. We noticed that the people who stayed there before us left a note complaining about these issues, but it was just sitting there in the apartment because Lisya must not check the apartment after each visit.

Overall, we did have a positive experience. It seems that a few things could be fixed in the apartment though.