The good: The host was quick to reply and responsive to my needs. Better yet, he was affiliated with a guest house across the street where someone could help me in person to print out documents, get me registered into the building security system, order me a taxi, etc. Also the location was great. A 7 Eleven steps away, nice restaurants nearby (I recommend Arno’s), an easy walk to shopping and the BTS Sala Daeng skytrain service, etc.
The bad: Someone entered my room and stole $800 (two separate days, $400 each time). It happened in a very peculiar way. Thai money left in the open was not taken. Nor was my computer or any other valuables. To get to the money, they had to find where I had left padlock keys in the apartment, then know which luggage to look in, unlock the luggage, find a locked bag within the luggage, unlock it, and take the money. They also had to know when I had left the apartment and had to judge that I would be gone long enough for them to do all this.
After the second theft, the host had a safe delivered to the apartment, which I used from then onward. So thanks to him for that. I just felt watched and violated.
Other bad: The apartment is on the ground floor, so easy access for bugs. It also had a bad smell in the main bedroom and occasionally in the laundry room and even the building hallway.
Other good: It was a couple doors down from the exercise room. And being on the ground floor, no elevator ride was needed to get to the apartment.