The apartment was spacious and fairly clean - some utensils and plates were somewhat dirty. One issue was the heating in the apartment. As the heater is in the living room, the bedrooms were much colder, even with all the doors open.
Another issue was that the people staying in other units smoked weed every single day (day and night). The smell came into the apartment and was disgusting.
Location-wise the apartment is quite central and convenient to get around - the airport is around 12-15 mins away, a grocery store is around the corner, and costco is nearby. It's also easy to drive around the north and south bay area.
Regarding communication with the host, instructions are mainly sent through Lynx and partially through AirBnB. General information is shared by David, while apartment-related stuff is managed by Nick. That was quite confusing to me prior to my arrival. Getting separate messages to my cell phone and not through the Airbnb app made things a bit more confusing.