The location was great but, the bathroom was in a small showering room behind the building. Yes, the toilet is in a shower. I could hear the upstairs group well into the night from that open air bathroom. If you have no reserves about privacy it will be okay. It was raining when we got there and their orange cat scurried into the apartment and hid under the bed. Had we arrived early in the afternoon we would have returned to our other location 2 1/2 hours away. Rain might have led to the musty smell as windows had been left open for ventilation.