Overall, we really enjoyed our time at this Air Bnb, but there are a few things keeping it from being truly fantastic, especially for its high price tag.
But let’s start with the pros: the neighborhood it’s in is fantastic—great for strolling and admiring the abundance of plants and flowers, not a ton of traffic on the local streets, and it’s walkable to Larchmont Ave. for great coffee, food, nail salons etc. The apartment itself gets great morning light in the living/dining areas, and the windows open wide to let the breeze in. The Wi-Fi was nice and strong, the appliances easy to use, and off-street parking in the back garage area was key.
Now for the cons: the apartment is in an older building, and it sometimes felt like a bad thing. There were several window screens with large holes, which we therefore couldn’t open because of our
cat/not wanting to let bugs in. The wooden drawers in the kitchen (which itself is super cramped and difficult to cook in) stuck, so you had to yank really hard to get them open. There was a pervasive dustiness in general, like the apartment just had a surface cleaning
between guests but could use a real deep clean. Lastly, though it’s advertised for long stays, the apartment was not stocked nearly as well as other monthly stays we’ve done (and we’ve done a fair few!) There were exactly five dishwasher tabs, one roll of paper towels and no laundry detergent or hand soap in the bathroom. We had to buy a roasting pan, Brita filter and Tupperware as well as a cutting board
(it was super warped and unusable). Of course we expect to have to restock up on TP and soap midway through a long stay, but for the high price tag I expected everything to be super plentiful upon arrival, and it all just felt like an afterthought.