Decent price for what appears to be a nice apartment. But you get what you pay for.
The room itself affords very little personal space. The room is cluttered with books, knick knacks, and seemingly random objects occupying every surface and shelf, meaning there’s very limited space for one’s own personal effects.
The bed is marked in the listing as a queen, but I am only 6’ and I had to sleep diagonally to fit without having to bend my legs. There’s also a metal pole that that protrudes just under the fabric right where your head should rest, which makes for an uncomfortable sleeping situation.
The desk setup is odd. Most of the space on the desk is occupied by the host’s own computer, and the expectation is that guests use that to work, using the guest login. I don’t know many people for whom this would be a feasible system, much less preferred - after a year+ of pandemic, anyone working remotely has their own laptop. This made for a cramped desk. The wifi router beneath the desk makes an extremely high pitched whirring sound, which requires one to wear headphones while working. Not a great working setup.
The lack of personal space continues when you exit the room, as the host’s own work desk is right outside. He is there working and taking calls during the day, and the walls are very thin, leaving little sense of privacy.
The common space is a cramped obstacle course. I tripped and cut my shin on the elevated dining console while getting water in the night. The fridge is 90% full with the hosts own stuff.
The host is very early to bed and early to rise (grinding coffee at 6am and in bed with lights out at 10pm). I came home late my second night staying here, and despite taking great care to make as little noise as possible (removing my shoes outside, going silently to the room then the bathroom, then immediately to bed), he confronted me the the next day claiming I woke him up, and was passive aggressive about my comings and goings the rest of my stay. I offered to buy him earplugs, but he declined.
I changed my plans to end my stay early partly because I was uncomfortable with the communication style and incompatible schedules. When I attempted to update my reservation, free up the nights I was no longer staying and allow him to get another guest in, he messaged me in the app that I had “put him on the spot” and had created an uncomfortable situation for him.
I found living up to the expectations of the host not to be worth the low cost of the room. I regret not getting my own place. I would recommend this AirBnB only to someone traveling on business whose intended hours match the early to bed, early to rise sleep schedule of the host. On the plus side, it is very cheap, and the neighborhood is lovely.