Kirsti is a super host. She was friendly, responsive, flexible, and has filled the apartment with all kinds of thoughtful touches and helpful items for travelers.
And the location of the apartment cannot be beat--less than five minute walk to the beach, to the ferry terminal, to the supermarket, and to all kinds of restaurants, cafes, and bars. It's literally in the center of everything, but was plenty quiet for sleeping when we were there.
The building itself is a bit worn, but there's a manager on site who keeps the common areas clean and everything in order. It has pretty poor ventilation however. Old cooking smells, and a generally unpleasant odor, linger in the hallways. Possibly related to poor ventilation, there were FIVE false fire alarms while we were there during our three week stay. Not sure what was up with that.
Overall we were happy. Hopefully they get the fire alarm thing sorted.