I don’t like to do this, but I feel I must be honest about my living experience here. I did not have a great experience in this space, not because of the unit itself, but because of the host, Christina.
First of all, this unit (as is mentioned in the listing) does not have AC, which in some seasons is surely fine, however in the heat of summer, the apartment reached 80 degrees and would stay there through the night. Christina provides a small fan, but it does not do much to keep the apartment cool. I had to buy an extra fan, but ultimately Christina generously moved me into another unit that did have AC. This was very accommodating of her and I was grateful. When I moved into the new unit I was told that the doorknob on the bathroom door was broken and needed to be fixed, she said a repair person might be coming in the next few days (sounded fine to me!). I asked for a time frame because I work night shift at the hospital and sleep in the afternoon. I received no confirmation about a repair person coming to fix the door, until one day a man unlocks the door and walks into the apartment absolutely surprising and scaring me (I was half dressed as well!)! He said Christina told him no one would be there; odd, because she never confirmed that he was coming at all, nor did she ask me if I was going to be there. The man was perfectly kind and understandably felt bad, but Christina should have communicated to me that he was coming- it’s housing/hosting 101. I had a similar issue in the basement unit as well, someone came to fix the plumbing while I was gone, and I came home to equipment set up in my bedroom that I was not told was going to be left there and my Nintendo Switch had been moved (which obviously had nothing to do with the repairs being done nor were anywhere near the work area). I expressed these concerns to Christina and received very little understanding or compassion. I would not recommend staying here because Christina did not give me the very simple courtesy of letting me know when someone was going to be in my space, or letting me know that my personal belongings were going to be moved around and played with. If she does not understand simple boundaries or consent, her guests are not going to receive the basic respect they deserve. Most people would (understandably) not feel safe in a place with these above mentioned circumstances. I’d never thought I’d have to be writing something like this, because I like to believe the best about people and think that most people understand these simple courtesies, but unfortunately this experience showed me otherwise.