Once we found acceptable parking, which Mustafa was responsive and helpful with, we headed several blocks to the apartment. I then, tweaked my back hefting my suitcase up the front stoop stairs and the hallway stairs to the 3rd floor (I missed that if it was in the listing, so no fault of the owner). Unfortunately, the cleaning crew had not shown up, and the unit was dirty, with towels and bundled bed linens. There was a rusty, broken over-toilet stand, an open pack n’ play, mysteriously leaking shower and the sofa was unlike the listing photos. There is a large black cord that extends from under the front door to a cabinet in the hall, which is odd. Overall, it was not clean, updated or at all welcoming as expected.
Having said all that, Mustafa was incredibly understanding and responsive to our concerns. We chose to stay at a hotel down the street, but that was handled extremely well, under the conditions.