I honestly can’t believe anyone in the reviews I read before booking described this stay as cozy. It is far from that. The apartment provides for basic needs if that’s what you’re looking for it will get the job done, but not without some hassles. I’m honestly shocked that it had such good reviews. First, the posting really emphasizes the area outside of the flat. When I got there the gardens were not as tidy, there were leaves and debris everywhere. The table and countertop space outside clearly hadn’t been cleaned in a long time – there were leaves, cobwebs, dirt, etc. While I wasn’t told not to use that space, there were no clear indicators if it was ok to use it if I wanted to. I definitely would have had to wipe down everything in order to make it useable. The pictures of this area in the post were misleading. The entrance into the flat is two double doors and there are curtains covering them for privacy. This is fine except that the curtain does not slide easily on the curtain rod. I had a hard time opening and closing them. Also, there were no outdoor lights, so it was very difficult to see coming in and out in the late evening. The pictures of the kitchen/ television area and the bedroom were accurate, although they were much tidier and cleaner in the pictures. It seemed as if someone did a cursory wipe down of the main surfaces, but not very carefully and not in detail. There was a fine layer of dirt on a lot of the surfaces, including the sinks in both the kitchen and the bathroom. The kitchen/ television area floor is sloped so substantially that when sitting in the black office chair I couldn’t keep it in place. That meant that there was no comfortable way to watch the television or eat from that chair. It also contributed to the feeling of a not very warm and welcoming place. The worst part of my stay was the presence of cockroaches. I understand that in a warm, wet climate there are going to be bugs. How the flat doesn’t come with bug spray I just don’t know, especially when it seemed to be a common occurrence. Quan brought me bug spray and after that I didn’t have any problems, but I had two uncomfortable evenings and nights with cockroaches first. I think the main cause of this was the fact that there is a one-centimeter gap between the kitchen window and the wall. You can see branches of the greenery growing through the crack. There’s nothing to prevent bugs from coming in at all! It was the worst part of my stay. After a few days the apartment started to smell a bit because of the heat and moisture from it being closed up. I wanted to leave the windows open to get some air flow, but there were no screens. I didn’t feel comfortable leaving anything open because of the bugs. The best part of the apartment was the shower. Even though it was small, it had the best water flow and temperature (even for long showers) that I’ve ever experienced in all my travels across 5 continents. All in all, I think you can find something better at the same price point.