John had his representative there on time for us when we arrived.
We were warned that the apartment was a 3 floor walk-up - as it is. But we were not warned that the apartment itself is actually on 3 levels as well - so continually walking up and down 3 flights of stairs within the place itself. The bedrooms and lounge/living area are spacious and modern.
The keys were a constant problem - we were told to always lock the 2 locks on the street level door - but the other tenants weren't so conscientious - resulting in much fiddling with locks and keys each time we returned to the apartment. Apparently the previous tenant had broken a key off in the lock and we nearly did the same - one bent key.
Area I think is more suited to 20 to early 30 year olds - lots of bars and a few restaurants - but not the abundance of good cafes like in many other areas. Good coffee downstairs and at "The Long White Cloud" 2 blocks away.
Certainly not a "quaint" area - lots of untidy lots and quite noisy at night - despite the double-glazed windows.
Heating great.