The apartment is spacious, clean and neat and as pictured. I am sure that the balcony in warmer months would be absolutely amazing. The challenges I had with my stay can easily be improved by the host. First issue is that it is very challenging to follow the directions to find the lockbox. The link to the lockbox location wouldn't open and I only received the information after I was already traveling so I didn't have a chance to print it out and read it before travel. The directions are there but hard to get to on a mobile phone. We had to call the host and fortunately they were quick to answer and it all it probably took us 30 - 40 minutes after arrival at the property to actually be able to get into the unit. The second issue was that we had advised the host that we needed the sofa bed but there were no linens for the sofa bed. The first night someone had to sleep on the sofa bed covered in coats and towels. The third issue is that the directions say that you can control the heat with the thermostat. The first night we froze. Unfortunately, someone had turned off the boiler so changing the thermostat didn't impact the heat at all. It was an easy fix when we were able to reach the host the next day but this could have been ealisy resolved with a guidebook to the house left in the unit. On the final day one of our group wanted to wash clothes but we were unable to open the clothes washer door. Again, if there is a secret to opening the washer door, a guidebook would have been useful. It was a longer than expected walk to the subway/tube and we had a hard time finding our way there. There were bus stops nearby but unfortunately the bus we mostly wanted to use for some reason was ending it's route at that stop instead of continuing on per the bus route plan. Despite the challenges, we had a very nice stay and it is a nice unit and again in the warmer months I'm sure the balcony would be very enjoyable.