It’s obvious from looking at the other reviews that most people who’ve stayed at this location did not encounter the difficulties that we did so I’m not thinking most of this is the host’s fault but just bad luck on our part. The pros are: location is AMAZING for those who are going to Universal (as we were ). It’s just down the hill. We walked there quicker than we could drive! The beds were really very comfortable and the space was sparse but, for the most part, very clean. The bathroom was newly updated as was the kitchen. There are wonderful restaurants nearby within walking distance (Mercado for upscale Mexican and we enjoyed the nachos from Salsa Bar down the street). The building felt secure and safe and the balcony was nice to sit on and enjoy a drink. Now the cons: The apartment is really more of a converted office building (which we were ready for) including windows in the bedroom looking into the common room (which also had a window) so there was zero privacy. We expected that but the bigger issue is that this is located in a commercial area. The building next door is a recording studio. On the first night we could hear music coming from next door and people mingling outside. Not a big deal unless you’re on the balcony but.....on day 2 they were recording a lovely music video in the back area of the recording studio from 6pm until 11pm with the music BLARING. The song they were recording must have been titled “who the F(&% is this” because those were the only lyrics we heard. Even with the doors shut you could hear every word. Not what you want your kids to be hearing. It would have been funny if we weren’t looking to sleep. As bad as it was I was sort of surprised we were not offered a partial reimbursement as we did not sleep much the second night and returned home exhausted. Your mileage may vary. I’m sure Jack is a nice guy and 90% of the time the rental has no issues