The location is fantastic, just off one on the main walking malls with plenty of restaurants and bars, but still very quiet.

The location was perfect!! I was attending a conference at ETH, and this is just a couple minutes walk from the Polybahn that goes up to the ETH, so I would reach it in about 5 minutes. It is also walking distance from the main train station and from Central tram/bus stops, so it is SO easy to reach!! It is located on Niederdorfstrasse, which turned out to be a main pedestrian street in the old town full of small shops, pubs, restaurants. It is also just a block from the Limmat river. Really central and perfect location, even though the street IS noisy. I also liked that there were small shops (and a big COOP supermarket) nearby to get groceries. The apartment was very good size, the bed comfortable and it was well equipped. I loved it! And although I only contacted my hosts by message, they were very accommodating. I was originally grateful. But not anymore (see dislikes). (Edited a month later)

The stairs are very narrow. There is no lift and it was difficult to go up the stairs with luggage. The apartment I got was on the first floor so it was OK, but still difficult to go up. The stairs were also dark at night until I found that the light switch at the bottom of the stairs was on the OUTSIDE of the building. Another issue was that it was very hot on the days I was there. There was a fan in the apartment but opening the windows meant hearing all the noise from the busy street and also smelling people smoking. So I had to rely on the fan and was hot. But the closed windows DID block the noise from outside, because it IS a very busy and noisy pedestrian street with bars and restaurants. There were also a couple of small issues in the apartment: The shower head had a leak that sent water sideways and the first day that meant that the water went out of the shower. Afterwards I managed to shower in a way to avoid the water going out, but it was not so comfortable. I also would have liked more than 1.5 rolls of paper for a 5.5 day stay! I managed, but it was tight. --------- I am adding this a month later after my original review. I have requested AGAIN and AGAIN an invoice from the hosts since 9 June and they do not send it!! It has cost me a reimbursement from my office as I was on a business trip. I am so disappointed in them!