Although in a very convenient location, this place needs a lot of work to bring it up to reasonable safety/clean standards. The sliding back door did not lock and the safety bar was also broken. The host brought a new bar, but was unable to fix the lock. The kitchen is sparse on important amenities such as bowls and cutlery. In general, the apartment needs a deep clean and maintenance (replacing dirty vent filers, cleaning out storage closets, etc).
The biggest problem we encountered was that the owner does not change the entry codes between guests. We had someone try to gain access to the apartment in the middle of the night because he was given the codes for our place (instead of the other place that Richard owns). This created a very unsafe and terrifying situation. The person would have been able to enter our apartment if we didn’t have the chain lock on the front door. We have contacted AirBnb and will be seeking appropriate compensation there.