The apartment is new, large, and in good condition, and we had a great time. The third bedroom, however, is not really a bedroom since it is only divided by a glass partition and open at the top, so any activity in the living area will awaken someone sleeping there.
My disappointment comes from an extra charge we were asked to pay to host a dinner party. We like to use AirBnB to have access to a kitchen & home where we can have family meals--it is not a hotel and we had planned on hosting a family Xmas eve dinner (8 people in addition to the 4 of us sleeping in the unit). The house rules state "No parties or additional overnight guests without prior approval. Noise disturbances reported by neighbors or police are unacceptable." I totally agree with this, but I did not consider having family over for a meal to be a "party." Nevertheless, I checked with the owner to make sure there would be no problem, and was surprised that he said he does not allow "external guests and gatherings in the property" and charges extra for "an event", so he charged us $100 to host the dinner, reduced to $50 since it was Xmas and since we had found leftover food in the oven. This has left a bit of a sour taste. I have not been asked to pay such a fee at other AirBnBs. Potential renters should know in advance of this strict policy up front – we were only informed when we followed up on the house rules we received 5 days before the trip.