While the apartment is conveniently located, I had significant issues with my stay. The apartment suffers from noise issues that woke me every 1-2 hours for the entire duration of my trip. In addition to the banging and knocking from the pipes in the wall, the apartment above this unit has a toilet that drains into a pipe visible in the living room. When they flush the toilet, you can hear the waste flow next to you down the pipe. It's a basement apartment in an old building - so I guess this is what you get.
I brought these concerns to the attention of the host, but as these issues are fundamental to the apartment itself, there was no easy resolution.
In retrospect, a large number of reviews mention these issues and I should have done more research before booking.