The apartment was clean and nice. A bit outdated, but not terribly so. The location cannot be beat. Close to tons of restaurants and stores. Walking distance to everything. The shared kitchen was slightly inconvenient, but not too bad. It was communicated so I can only blame myself there. A few windows were covered with torn plastic to keep out the draft so it was a bit chilly. The street noise was extreme, but that's the area, again not the fault of the apt. Overall, well worth it.