This was NOT a pleasant experience! Below, in no particular order, are LOTS of things to be aware of before going to this place:
no hand towel -- only one bath towel; my trip was 6 days and 5 nights and there was no offer of a second bath towel and never a hand towel
very uncomfortable chairs to use at computer workspace
the photo(s) make the place seems like a much larger place than it is;
the only bathroom is right next to kitchen and it is SHARED WITH TWO OTHER people (see next bullet)
the description online makes it seem like you are sharing an apartment with one person -- the owner -- but in reality, it is the owner and his girlfriend. Very crowded! Very Small!
bathroom sink was visibly dirty at the outset and no attempt was made to clean it during my stay
there is no place in bathroom, besides the tiny edge of the sink, to put any toilet articles; one has to carry everything to and fro.
no wastepaper basket in bedroom
the wastebaskets in the bathroom and kitchen were almost full when I arrived, and no attempt was ever made to empty them
during my 5 night stay, I saw 2 cockroaches scurrying around near the toaster
the only mirror was an unprotected piece of cut mirror 4 ft high simply leaning -- precariously -- against the wall in bedroom
bedroom was simply a bed, 2 uncomfortable card-table chairs and a night table
no place to put one's clothes other than plenty of hangars in a closet; nothing else for non-hanging clothes or other items; have to live out of your suitcase.
no microwave
the owner's "house rules" request that guests keep noise down after 10:00pm. However, the day that I arrived and wanted to sleep around10:30pm, the owner and girlfriend were cooking and eating dinner with loud conversation, some shrieks, and also a 25 minute speaker-phone call with one or two other people. no consideration for their own guest!
only 3 days before arrival do you learn instructions for entry; guests must open 2 lockboxes that are tiny and have a 4-digit tumbler that is difficult to see. On top of that, if and when you finally get that far and with the right number combination, the lockbox is a long struggle to open -- and one of them required a phonecall to the owner at his place of work.
THE DISADVANTAGES FAR OUTWEIGH ANY ALLEGED ATTRACTIONS OF THIS TINY OVERVALUED EXAGGERATED APARTMENT. I had also read previous good reviews. DIDN'T match my experience!