I’m puzzled by the reviews of this place. You can normally trust those but this time, either things have gone downhill here or only a couple of them did justice to the place. Great communication with the hosts before checking in and during the stay, and that’s all. The location is not great with constant people high in crack and rats running around in the street totally unperturbed by people. The area does not feel safe either at day or night with shady characters outside the building and in the walk to the metro. That in itself ruined our vacation, but if the place would’ve been great, maybe it would have balanced it…. But nope. The apartment is very dark even on the sunny days we got. Both the kitchen and the bathroom need repairs and a major renovation. The beds could be nice but the spring mattresses are bended and uncomfortable. The bedding and the towels were clean though, but the headboard has not been cleaned since the bed was moved in here. Once in the apartment, it feels surprisingly quiet and safe but honestly, we dreaded coming out every morning and we dreaded coming back at night. For a cheap place and with the right disclaimers, it could have been an option, but at the few hundred dollars a night, the value is not there and definitely was not what we had expected.