First I will share my thoughts about the apartment, followed by a public letter to Juan. I feel that this is the best way to address what happened and communicate to others.
The apartment is spacious and comfortable with all necessary amenities. The furniture and decór are simple and eclectic. The area is quiet; you may hear a car or voice on the street every once in a while but it is not loud and it never interfered with my sleep. The place is very close to Central, the main strip in Jersey City Heights, and close to several bus routes into the city. Jersey City has its own personality, and has retained much of its culture despite the encroaching gentrification. Good restaurants are sparse, but Hoboken is only a 20 min walk or short bus ride away, with a multitude of options.
I would recommend Juan and April's AirBnB to anyway looking for basic but clean accommodations at an affordable price in the Jersey City Heights.
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Dear Juan,
Thank you for a comfortable stay. I am happy to say that the rest of my trip went very smoothly.
It feels important for me to tell you that your initial reaction to my assistant helping me move my luggage was inappropriate. You were accusatory and distrustful, and ignored the information at plain sight: that I am a professional woman getting help from my assistant. This wasn't a buddy I was inviting over and we weren't causing any trouble. To be clear, I have no problem with your house rules. I have a problem with how you interpreted my actions and how you communicated with me. Furthermore, demanding to know exactly what hours my assistant was going to be there was controlling and unnecessary. Simply asking me to keep the noise down or whatever else you were scared of would have been fine.
I am sorry that you have been taken advantage of in the past, and I am sorry that you felt the need to treat me with such distrust and disrespect. For the sake of future guests, I urge you to be more sensitive to the particularities of the context and the person you are speaking to.
-Raine