Firstly, the hosts apartment was designed and decorated fantastically. The only main issues we had was the lack of curtains on the majority of the windows and the glassware was dirty. On the plus side, the beds were very comfortable and the balcony area was a good spot to people watch.
The directions to find the apartment were a little confusing and being between a bar and a tattoo parlor meant that there were a few weirdos floating around. There is also a tight staircase to get into the apartment, and carrying luggage up it was quite difficult.
The major issue we had was presence of cockroaches. We learnt pretty quickly not to open the closet door at night, otherwise they would all run out. There were also dead cockroaches around the apartment.
The bar next door was fairly loud from 11pm-8am but we knew what we were getting into as it is clearly stated in the listings description. The ear plugs provided were definitely necessary.
Also, due to the roadworks along Saint Charles ave, finding a park close to the apartment was difficult.