This place is all about the location. It's very central and provides easy access to restaurants, bars and transportation. This is an affordable rental in a lively location, but the apartment is very basic. It's a fine place as long as you're not looking for someplace to hang out in. A few improvements to the apartment would go a long way, including new sheets and towels and a small dresser to put away clothes. The apartment hallway stairs are dirty (though that may be out of the renter's control). The noise didn't really bother us, but the location is in a lively neighborhood so there were drunk people yelling outside in the middle of the night.
That said, communication and getting the keys was very easy. The Middle Eastern restaurant across the street was delicious.