With Gabe's place, you're getting a really excellent location (steps away from an excellent street for shopping and food), parking, good transit options and walkable to downtown.
But it's also one of these places that is 100% just a revenue rental, and it shows. The large kitchen table had just a pair of chairs (though the house could potentially sleep 6), and few of the staples if you actually wanted to cook. The carpet on the stairs has been stained for what I can imagine is years, as well as the rug in the living room. The rooms are generally quite large, and the loft is massive... albeit mostly empty space. Bed quality ranges from super soft to good. Old windows do little to block out noise from the street. What I mean is that there is a lot left to be desired when it comes to the details.
Communication in the lead up, as well as the check-in was great. When there was a parking issue early on (the lower level is apparently also rented in Airbnb), it was resolved quickly with a message to Gabe. But when a breaker blew on the eve of a heatwave, we were without internet and A/C for days without it being resolved.