This is the review you should read, a honest review that points out the good but also the bad, I felt I was mislead by the listing and by all the praises in the reviews.
the good: clean space, fresh and clean sheets and many towels, Michael uses white sheets and towels like in a hotel so you know they are clean, outdoor deck is gorgeous, good location next to the airport subway line, its in downtown which also might be a disadvantage but I feel most people would see it as an advantage, also Michael is very friendly and accommodating, and kind !!
the bad: very noisy, if you are a light sleeper, or care about the quality of your sleep, then this is definitely not the place for you, I used the quieter room, the one at the gallery is probably even worse. reasons are: the room is next to the kitchen, and you would hear all the noise of the guests that are fixing themselves sandwiches , or cook very late at night, and Michael , although was very careful not to be too loud was fixing himself sandwiches and cooking very late at night every night. apart from that, Michael bedroom is behind the bed's drywall, and there are huge ventilation holes, and you would hear is TV playing until very late and all his conversations over the phone, which had me call him one time at 2AM, which was awkward, but Michael is such a cool and accommodating person that he shut it down immediately. also, during my last night around 2AM, Michael was playing music from his outdoor speaker, which resonated loudly in the room and I had to ask him to turn the volume lower. I think all that bad noise discipline at night is due to Michael's laidback and hippie personality and is not due to carelessness, but to have these kind of late night engagements with the host is something I would have loved to avoid.
more over, construction is happening around the building everyday from 8:00AM and you would here the workers yelling at each other in Spanish. And there is also the noise from the near by clubs, and their speakers hitting the bass hard during weekend.
also worth noting out is that during my first night, there was another guest in the gallery unit, and he brought his dog with him, and that dog was barking early at the morning, let alone that I think its super rude for someone to just assume he can bring a dog to where other guests are staying, and of course I didn't get any heads up or were asked for my consent, the listing doesn't mention that dogs can just happen around..
other than the noise, I think the setup of having a shower and toilet 3 feet from the bed is awkward, and it fills the room with 'showery' smell, the shared bathroom is actually gorgeous, and I only used the shared bathroom through out my stay.
also there is lot of light going inside the room in the morning, there are no exterior windows, but the windows between the walls and the ceiling are not covered with curtains.