I think the less said about this apartment, the better - I don't want to spend a second more than necessary revisiting that place in my mind.

This is a very old apartment that's had a shoddy paint job done to make it look new. Cracks in the floor, the plaster peeling on the wall, and doors that don't lock. There are two bedrooms both with no natural light, and more importantly, no ventilation (No A/C, no fan). The only place that you can sleep or spend any time in is on the two sofas in the gloomy looking lounge area. The lounge has a window that opens onto the street and has the only AC in the apartment.
Positive: The bathroom was the only newly refurbished room in the entire place, and was quite clean. Key transfers were easy since the owners live in the floor above. Location was central.
Do note the absolutely strict checkout time of 12, and the owner's habit of noticing if a light was left switched on in the apartment during the night (we left a light on in the night because, honestly, we were very uncomfortable in the nights in the apartment)