Pros: the accommodations at this apartment were wonderful! private entrance, very clean and spacious with a full size kitchen and even a dishwasher, separate dining area, living room, and two large bedrooms. lots of closets! storage is definitely not a problem in this apartment. air conditioners work really well in both bedrooms and the living area. the accommodation is great for a family with young kids- there are five beds total including two children's twin beds in the 2nd bedroom, and twin bunk beds (!!!) plus a very comfortable queen size bed in the master bedroom. plenty of supplies including dishwasher pods, trash bags, toilet paper, paper towels, hand and bath towels, extra pillows, and spare linens. The host even accommodated my request for early check-in. the location is great- many local stores, restaurants, and nightlife within a few minutes walking distance as well as the subway. walking distance to the bay for a water view or watch the swans. there is a playground right across the street for kids!
Cons: there are several steps going down into the apartment, so if you need wheelchair access that may be a problem. I have a physical disability and use a rolling walker, but managed to work with the stairs. this should be addressed in the listing. a railing to get down the stairs would also be really helpful, since I had to hold onto the window grate to safely get down the steps. it says in the listing there is backyard access, but the actual backyard is only for use by the permanent residents upstairs so it was a little confusing. it was then explained to me that the gated front area was considered the "yard", so that should be more clear in the listing.The Wi-Fi was very spotty, which was a problem as I had several video conferences to attend during my stay. I requested for the host to reset the router multiple times, which takes only a couple of minutes and I do it myself at home when there are signal issues, but was told since the Wi-Fi is on a separate router for Airbnb guests that there could not possibly be any problems with it. there was also some confusion regarding my request to extend my stay- I was told the accommodation was already booked for the dates requested so extending my stay was not possible. however, I checked on Airbnb and it showed the apartment was available for those dates. once I followed up with the host regarding my extension request, the apartment was suddenly unavailable on the Airbnb site.
overall, would definitely recommend for a family with children or a group traveling together. if the minor issues listed above were addressed, this listing would have gotten five stars.