Andrea's place was exactly as pictured and very clean. The apartment is a railroad apartment on the ground floor (with the front end on the street and the back on the internal courtyard). So, it is dark because privacy dictates always keeping the curtains drawn. Andrea has addressed that issue by having ample light and combinations of lighting in all rooms.
As this is her home, there are more personal items than an in a standard vacation rental which limits an already small living space, so over-packers and giant people you have been warned. The upside to staying in someone's home is there's everything one might need. While there's limited floor space, there is ample storage space for clothing (2 chest of drawers and and nook for hanging clothes). Also, the mattress, as well as, some of the pillows are memory foam. Obviously their popularity suggests someone enjoys sleeping on them, unfortunately, my husband and I don't.
Finally, access to hot water is controlled with the heater working for a couple of hours in the morning and the evening. This is something we are not used to so there was always a bit of anxiety surrounding whether there'd be enough hot water to shower and clean up the few breakfast dishes each day. Something many looking to stay here may not find problematic, but it is a situation I don't encounter in my daily life nor at any of the other we've rented places.
All of the above in total amounted to very little in our overall enjoyment of Andrea's place. We had a magnificent visit due in no small part to our stay there and would recommend it to anyone asking with the above caveats.