I need to be very honest about Mark and Denna's place: They deserve to be superhosts!
ABOUT MARK AND DEENA // THE HOSTS: I stayed in the house with my brother for almost two weeks (in May, 2019), and we got to know both: Deena and Mark. We arrived from over 15 hours of flights and connections, extremely tired, and they let us enter the house before the scheduled check-in time, which was an huge kindness and we are grateful to Deena and Mark for it! Communication with them is great! They answer all questions quickly and leave nothing pending. Deena spent a lot of time explaining all the facilities that are near the house and how we could use public transportation. In the house there is a Book/directory (like those of the hotels), which contains all the information necessary to make our stay as pleasant as possible, there's also a huge map in the wall, with all subway and trains connections, very useful!
THE HOUSE / LOCATION: The location of the house is great, very close to the PATH of Journal Square (subway station), groceries, cafes, delis, banks, etc. My brother and I like to walk (love to walk), so we walked our way to Journal Square, and catch the subway to Manhattan, and the way is very simple: When you leave the house, turn the left, and then, just go straight until you reach Journal Square. They gave us two keys: One to me and another one to my brother, this was great too.
THE HOUSE / INSIDE: In the house they thought about everything: Comfort, decoration and utilities. LIVING ROOM: There is a modern TV with cable TV (working). The Internet worked all the time with great speed (working all the time). The living room has two spaces: Living room and dining room. The living room is super cozy and the dining room has a beautiful decor! There is a round table with very comfortable chairs and cutlery and even table cloth for that table.
KITCHEN: In the refrigerator you have an explanatory chart with the conversions of American measures for other measures (very useful). Cookware: of all sizes, cutlery, cups, shallow dishes, soup dishes, wine glasses, glasses, various seasonings, sauces ... What you imagine, in the house has. Dishwasher, coffee maker (filters), microwave, stove with oven, extractor hood, kettle, everything working perfectly! All kinds of cleaning products.
Deena even left a packet of coffee closed for us to use, which was a blessing after a tiring flight. We did not have to go to the grocery, since the coffee was right there. She left a sealed packet of noodles too, and tuna, sugar, salt, cooking oil, ketchup, mustard, mayo, waffle sauce ... They are environmentally friendly hosts, so Deena leaves a box for put all the recyclables there. She guides us on the day of garbage collection ...
ROOMS: The beds are very comfortable, there are several types of pillows for us to choose the one that fits best, lampshade working. The linens are absolutely clean.
BATHROOM: The whole house was clean, the bathroom spotless. It had liquid soap, bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, body moisturizer, toilet paper, toothpaste, and many other things. Bath towels (two for me and two for my brother), face towels (two for me, two for my brother). Paper towels, hair dryer, swabs, cotton for makeup removal ... The temperature of the water is easy to regulate and you will take a delightful shower after a day walking around the city.
GARDEN: The house has a beautiful garden on the back, equipped with table, chairs and a small grill (for BBQ), but we did not used anything from the garden because we had other plans in mind. But the garden is beautiful and lit with various colors at night, a treat!
Wow ... The house is really complete with the tasteful decor to make you feel at home. We had no nasty surprises, because the house is EXACTLY how the photos on the site demonstrate. Our only surprise (and it was pleasant) was to find the coffee available to use, and this surprise was WONDERFUL and made all the difference! Deena and Mark organization is admirable.
On the fifth day we were in the house the kitchen lamp burned, as soon as I told Deena, immediately Mark came and changed for a new lamp. At no time did they stop responding or answer us. They are indeed superhosts! Mark and Deena, it was a privilege ... PRIVILEGE to stay in this house! Thank you so much for receiving us! You are very committed to excellence! CONGRATULATIONS!