The host's apartment is clean and the host and her husband are pleasant people. But the rental room is small and overly cluttered with ornaments and her personal belongings and storage items stacked and jammed into the shelving unit, closet, both shelves of the TV table, etc., which doesn't show in the on-line photo. So there was no place for me to unpack or layout my toiletries, etc. This was difficult to cope with because I was there for a week and basically had to live out of a suitcase.
Also, it is a 15-minute walk from the apartment to the subway and/or closest coffee-shop/eatery...not 2-minutes as the ad says. The walk down the hill isn't too bad as long as you're not wearing high-heels, but (aside from flat shoes) the walk up it requires a fair degree of physical fitness as it is quite steep. That's definitely something future guests need to keep in mind because, as example, if you have bad knees or other health problems or handicaps you wouldn't be able to handle the steepness of the hill. Alternatively, it's 5-pounds each way to get a cab to or from the subway station to the apartment.
There was no coffee maker and since the host cooks every day, it really wasn't a good situation even for light cooking.
Another issue was no nightlight in the hallway and the light switch being at the top of the stairs, which is where the private bathroom is also located. So lots of stumbling around in the dark at night.
Low hot water pressure in the private bathroom and no shower curtain ruled out the possibility of a shower.
No lock on the bedroom door also felt uncomfortable for me as a single woman.
I think with some tweaks and preparation, the room has potential. But, as is, it really isn't set up for rental.