ABSOLUTELY DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!!! Issue #1 is that there was next to no communication, to a dangerous and scary extent – Ken uses an autoresponder to make it look like he replies quickly, but really it takes him 2+ DAYS and repeated nagging to get a real human to answer even simple questions. It feels like talking to a support robot, with incorrect or duplicate automated messages being sent, etc. The way in which you access the apartment is not even sent until a couple hours before check-in, and you just have to hope that message will come through and contain correct information. Overall, extremely unprofessional and inappropriate behavior.
Issue #2 is that the place is filthy, with TRASH under the bed, dust everywhere, a broken lamp, and TONS OF COCKROACHES both dead and alive in the kitchen and bedroom. There was grime on the shower mat, which is accessed via a dingy outside walkway next to a restaurant's kitchen and trash room. After reporting these issues, the my booking was suddenly cancelled with no notice, and both I and Airbnb support were unable to reach Ken. I was STRANDED without a place to stay and had to book a room in a hotel. I had to spend hours on the phone with Airbnb, past midnight in a foreign country, to resolve this emergency.
Issue #3 is accuracy – the listing is described as "extravagant" and "beautiful", but it is in a back-alley filled with trash cans, which floods when it rains, with constant traffic noise and, for the few hours I was there, almost non-stop screaming outside. This is an unacceptable and unsuitable place for ANY Airbnb listing to be located.
This was my absolute worst experience using Airbnb in over 6 years. This is a "business" owner who treats his guests/customers like trash, simply trying to make a quick buck. Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT stay at any of this landlord's properties.