Here were the good things about my experience: my daughter lives down the street, and my husband and I really love the neighborhood and enjoyed being there. We also liked the ability to spread out in the space, which was roomy; and to cook in the well appointed kitchen. Bathroom amenities were also generous.
Here are the bad things: First, the heat was a problem that was doubly annoying because a prior review mentioned that problem at length, and I communicated with the owner about it, specifying that I did not intend to stay at this location if the problem hadn't been fixed. I was assured it had been fixed. So it was not good to arrive to an oven-like overheating condition. Having lived before in NYC with crazy radiators, we knew to turn the radiator knobs off and open all the windows, and it only took a half hour to get the temp to normal. So we didn't complain. However, that was on Tuesday. On Saturday and Sunday, though we re-opened the knobs and had the windows shut, 48 hours went by with no heat at all. We wore our coats and scarves inside. A grim experience. It was clear, in this two-apartment building, that the owner has control over timing of the heat, but chose to keep it off over the weekend (perhaps the downstairs tenant leaves on the weekend?).
Two other issues: The "memory-foam" style mattress in one room has lost its memory and caves into little holes and slants when you lie on it. Not a huge problem since the other beds were fine. But for people who need 3 beds, this could be a problem.
Also, the bedspreads, sheets, towels and pillow cases were apparently laundered in a cheap detergent with a terrible, perfume smell. I can only surmise that this was an attempt to avoid the expense of normally priced, grocery store detergent. I noticed some nearby laundromats advertising either secadores gratis on Wednesdays, or free detergent. Maybe Covid messed up laundromat biz. For whatever reason, the AirBnB cut corners on laundry detergent and the smell was awful (and we are NOT fussy about smells).
Finally: I had a small issue one evening with the front door being sticky. I didn't know to push it hard, so i had to call "Alba" and ask for help. The person who answered did not do so immediately but took a few minute. No big deal, but just for future information, I don't think this person was the famously responsible "Alba", who "lives in the building", as one reviewer noted. The downstairs neighbor was not "Alba" and she said no "Alba" lived there. The person who did call me back sounded like a male, not an Alba, and they did not seem to know which address I was calling about--which led me to surmise that whoever "Alba" is, they run multiple AirBnBs, not just this one. Again, neither here nor there in itself, but this is not some lady, at the ready, who lives in the building. We've stayed with ladies (and gentlemen) like that, and it's charming, and I just don't like being misled about the management situation.