Our stay at Julia’s place was in every regard a wonderful experience! First of all when we arrived we were positively surprised as the apartment was even larger then it appeared on the pictures. Everything was clean and perfectly set up for us - the living room is very comfortable, there is HBO, and Netflix etc available on the TV and a great dining table where we had dinner once when we weren’t in the mood for the weekend rush at restaurants. The kitchen is well equipped and there is also a water filter which eliminates the slight chlorine taste of the New York tap water and made it even more enjoyable. The bedroom is also very nice and we slept really well! The heating system seemed a bit improvised but worked perfectly, it was neither too cold nor to warm even though the windows did not seal up quite properly. (But this is a thing we noticed in many places/cafés/buildings around so wasn’t specific for Julia’s apartment. I guess there is some general difference in structure and insulation of buildings.)
What I really have to mention here is the great support and help Julia offered us when we did not manage to enter the apartment one night because the old door’s lock was broken. It took less than an hour to reach Julia (considering she was abroad!) and she immediately took care of our emergency by calling a locksmith herself, sending him to us and paying via her own CC even though I offered to advance the money. After the lock was exchanged we were so relieved the moment we finally had access to the apartment again and could still catch some sleep - thank you so much for your trust and your cooperation, Julia!!
One of the best things about the apartment is definitely the terrific location: Morgan Avenue subway station (L Train, about 15-20minutes to Manhattan) is literally around the corner, two groceries/food stores are 1 minute by foot and one of the better assorted thrift stores for second hand clothing (Beacon’s closet) is two blocks away, not to mention the famous pizza place Roberta’s in the same block and a nice french café (Ange noir, really good almond croissants) the next street over.
Altogether we really, really enjoyed our first visit to New York and were very happy to return to a fine and cozy place like Julia’s apartment every time to get some rest, do some research on Julia’s computer/guest account and recharge our batteries for the next day.
It was a pleasure and we would love to come back in the future!