This is a nicely furnished brand new flat with two pleasant bedrooms and comfortable beds. The kitchen is not very well supplied yet but has new appliances and a nice open space.
The neighborhood is much livelier than I imagined. There is a short walk to good eateries, many of which have outdoor dining, cafes with excellent coffee. At night the homeless population can be quite loud, yelling on the sidewalk etc., so if you aren't used to city noises, this could potentially be bothersome.
Unfortunately what could have been a lovely stay was ruined by constant work being done on the house by the owner. There is a downstairs unit being renovated. Based on the results he achieved in the upstairs, I'm sure the downstairs unit will also be lovely. However the disregard of the owner for the comfort of his guests during our stay is unlikely to change.
The problems started right away. He warned us not to check in too early since he was having a new refrigerator put in; I thought it was strange that he would schedule that work after 4pm with new guests arriving, but that was just the start of the trouble. During our 4 night stay, there was loud hammering, drilling, use of power tools, and slamming of truck doors during the days. Although it was technically a separate unit, it is just down the (connected, interior) stairs so the noise reverberated loudly throughout the house. On one day, while I was cooking lunch and my teenager was in the shower, the water suddenly stopped. No one told us what was happening until I messaged the owner and about an hour later he said they'd had to turn the water off because the workmen had accidentally drilled into the water pipe. My teen had to wait three hours to finish rinsing the shampoo out of his hair so that we could go out, and I had to finish making lunch without any water. He apparently hadn't thought to inform us that he had just turned off our water.
When I spoke to the owner out on the street, I let him know what a problem that had been, and also told him that the construction noises were very loud and bothersome. His response was to deny that it was loud or a problem for me. I asked him to pause the construction until we had checked out the next day. However, the next morning at 8am sharp there was loud and insistent banging on the front door. I went to open the door, bleary eyed and in my pajamas, to two workmen wanting to come in to install AC. A message to the owner was unapologetic... "I'll be over in a little while".
I requested a partial refund - I had not intended to be in a house under construction during my vacation. However, consistent with the owner's lack of regard for my peace and comfort, he declined to try to make it right for us in that way.
I give the owner big thumbs down. He has a very pretty unit for rent but he is rude and intrusive to his guests.