Place was as advertised. Short walk to the bus and metro stations. Washing machine for those of you traveling light and most importantly, working Wi-Fi.
A few blocks over there is a nice strip of restaurants near a local university. Much different than the typical tourist areas but affordable prices and good food.
Be warned that it will take you about 30 mins by metro or 30-40 mins by bus to get to most places. It's not that far but both modes of transportation make frequent stops which takes time. But for last minute bookers like me, that was a minor inconvenience for paying 60% less than what the hotels were charging.
I didn't have the chance to meet John and Celia but they were extremely helpful via messages/email. Plenty of good recommendations and turned messages around very quickly. I hope all AirBnB hosts are this helpful.