This is a great location, super close and within walking distance to restaurants, coffee shops, and shopping. It was really fun to be so close to places like salt and straw, blue star donuts, and other good food!
Paying for the parking spot is COMPLETELY worth it. Street parking is very hard to come by.
We brought our almost 2 year old with us on this trip. She slept in the bed with us. But if you don't cosleep you might want to bring a pack and play. Or you could make a bed on the floor with couch cushions. Bring some sheets/blankets if you plan on doing that. There were a few times when I was nervous she would break something, such as the glass table. There is also lots of framed art work around the flat, so be aware of that. The floors are cement (with lots of rugs) so that is another potential for breaking something if dropped. The stairs that go down to the flat don't have a railing. So although this flat worked fine for us, i definitely wouldn't call it baby-proof!
Although we never met Fred, he was really responsive and helpful.