I felt I had the whole apartment but the host contacted me wanting to 'sleep on the couch' one night. This was not convenient for me as I had unpacked my suitcase in the lounge room. Had to do a bit tidy up. It was also not clear that the place had a cat in it previously. Cats leave hair etc. no amount of cleaning can remove it. I am not particularly allergic but often travel with someone who is highly allergic and this would have been a disaster. Cat also peed on soft which then had cleaning smells the whole time. In all not a comfortable experience.