Its pretty accurate to the description. A cheap place to stay and walking distance from public transport with a lot of restaurants around. No pests (rats, roaches etc) however the kitchen and bathroom were not the cleanest. Be sure to bring shower shoes. Overall I had a good stay.
Honesty hour:
1. On the first day my room light did not turn on. But when I left for food and came back it was working and continued to work the rest of my stay.
2. Dirty towels were in my room when I checked in but the host was quick to respond and took them out. (even though at first she asked me to take them out for her but after I said I wasn’t going to touch other ppls dirty towels or even where to put them she came and got them.)
3. A homeless girl was sleeping in the common area for 2-3 days. She was harmless so I didn’t mind but be mindful that the front door is always open. You do need a code to access the floor so she most likely waited for someone to come in and tailgated them.
4. On my last day I saw them changing the locks and the girl was gone so maybe in the future the front door will be closed off too, not sure. I did wish they communicated that they were working on the doors though because I was locked out twice on that day. The host responded in a decent time frame to come get me but it was still a bit inconvenient.
IN SUMMARY: its a good budget place to stay in china town. Near public transit and food. while the common areas were not the cleanest the rooms were and they are disinfected and cleaned before each stay.