It hurts me to write a negative review because Jamie and Emilce are such nice people, but I'd be doing you (the potential renter) a disservice if I were not candid about how much this apartment fell below expectations. We selected this booking because of its pictures, extra bedding, and its proximity to my in-law’s apartment. We also considered heavily the glowing reviews about its spaciousness and “cleanliness,” so we were under the impression that this was going to be a gem. However, we were soon to be rudely awakened. Checking in was easy enough, and Jamie was very accommodating with us arriving later than our original time. However, when being toured the space, things started to descend from there. Immediately as we walked in, we were met by the smell of warm trash in a hallway leading inside the building. This smell never went away for the duration of our stay. Moreover, the elevator itself was finicky and didn’t remain shut unless everyone inside stood absolutely still (we often made a game of it and held our breath). Additionally, for some reason the neighbors tended to leave rows of shopping carts lining the hallway and the light above our doorway was never lit. This made coming home at night a little shady as we noticed almost all the lights in the hallway were shut off at night. As we stepped inside the apartment for the first time, we were glad to see that in comparison to the shadier exterior of the apartment complex, the unit itself was decent and bright. But upon closer inspection, we saw there was a lot to be desired. There was no light in the guest bathroom, there was dust caked around the beds and kitchen, the window barricade in the master bedroom did not open, there was a suspicious amount of air fresheners scattered throughout the rooms, and the furniture of the apartment was strewn about the place without any type of consideration. We spent an hour or so rearranging to actually make it feel like a home. As we stayed our first night, we discovered that the pull-out sofa was so worn out, you could feel the springs in your back. The carpeting was also in dire need of a deep-clean and felt sticky to the touch, requiring us to wear socks throughout our stay. The dishes, cutlery, and glasses were not clean so we had to hand-wash everything before use, and when we tried running them through the dishwasher, we discovered there was no detergent to even use it. All the lighting of the unit was also harsh white which felt like this were more like a supermarket versus a home. However, one of the worst experiences was the toilet in the main bathroom. It did not flush from time to time which left our feces floating in there until the reservoir was able to fill up. This often took about half-an-hour without assistance. So, we ended getting a pot from the...