This place was practically ideal for me! Lovely, clean, stylish. Here are my notes.
- walls are thin; you can hear upstairs neighbors clomp around but usually they're quiet after 10pm
- deck is awesome! there's a grill which I never got the chance to use. the wifi doesn't quite reach out to the bench though.
- there's a monitor I used briefly, hooks up with hdmi to your computer so bring your dongles
- got confused with the sofa bed - as far as I can tell, it's not a full pullout so it ends up functioning as a full bed (not queen)
- bed in the main bedroom is firm. I've been spoiled by memory foam and tempurpedics, and my first night I was on amazon trying to see how quickly I could get a topper delivered to the apt. in the end, I decided against the purchase but it was touch and go. overall I slept fine.
- neighborhood: at night I would sometimes hear obnoxiously loud motorcycles circle the block. there are signs on the street that warn of rats, which you will see on the sidewalks (largely dead). that's New York for ya.
- shipwreck seafood is a gem, be sure to visit while you're here.
- I ended up doing a ton of biking (citibike pass) and would recommend to others.
- lost one of my AirPods in the apt and they were kind enough to offer to ship it back to me; very responsive and lovely hosts
- did minimal cooking (maybe 4 meals out of the 120 I had); kitchen was fine. love the dishwasher – the oven seemed a bit finicky for me. I would think that it was on, and then check it only to realize it had not been heating up. would recommend you stick your hand in it before thinking it's hot.
- there's a communal fridge a few blocks away at Market Fresh Super Market; when you leave consider dropping off your remaining food here for the community.
I wouldn't mind returning – great value and LOVE having in unit laundry which seems like a rarity in the city but imagining my next stay in NY will be in Manhattan to switch things up a bit.