Overall, not the best experience. This place has a few things going for it, but unfortunately, the negatives outweighed the positives. It's a shame since the host was great.
Pros:
- Great location with easy access to buses, plenty of food options, and a supermarket nearby.
- Washer and dryer access was convenient.
- Very responsive and accommodating host who let us drop off our luggage before check-in and after check-out.
- Full kitchen made it easy to store food and drinks and reheat leftovers.
- Easy entry with a QR code/keypad lock, so no need to carry around a physical key.
Cons:
- Drinking water: There is a jug of water to refill the water purifier in the lobby, and I'm not convinced the purifier was doing enough to make it safe to drink. Both my husband and I were sick for most of our trip, and it wasn't until 4–5 days into being sick that we realized the "purified" water was the common denominator.
- Hot water: Not a single shower had consistently warm water from beginning to end. The water would usually start off hot or warm, then turn lukewarm or cold anywhere from 2–10 minutes later.
- Water pressure: The shower pressure was pretty weak, making it take forever to rinse shampoo and conditioner out of my hair. This was especially frustrating when the water was already turning cold.
- Street noise: The windows did a poor job of blocking out noise from outside. Foam earplugs were provided but I find those uncomfortable so we blasted the fan to drown out some noise.