On the up side, the location is excellent, and during our 5 night stay, the unit was indeed quiet (except for one day when they were apparently doing heavy cleaning in the unit above the bedroom - yes there is a unit up there). The bed and couch are both comfy, and the shower pressure was great. As a place to sleep, change, regroup, it was perfect.
On the down side, the unit is in a tired 20-unit building, and down a flight of exterior concrete steps. Exterior lighting at night is not great. We had a minor issue on day one, which the host could not address until the 4th day of our stay; she doesn't seem to be local, and her handyman was out of town. Glad we didn't have a bigger issue. The unit itself has had a coat of paint, and is a nice space, but the kitchen is for one person only, and there were only two small cooking pots and one mixing bowl (plus a dirty old metal muffin tin in the oven). You could reheat take out, or make some simple pasta, but not much else.