Overall: If Tom and Nic were less gracious hosts, then I would've rated this place even lower.
The long version: I went to Brooklyn for a week so I could visit my friend. My friend didn't have a place for me to stay and I needed somewhere with a desk because I was working remotely during the week. This place satisfies those criteria.
Reasons why I'd rate this place 1 or 2 stars:
- the pictures are somewhat deceptive. This place is a basement with ZERO light from outside. The pictures make the place look incredibly bright but realistically it's quite dark. If you have all the lights off, you don't know if it's 2AM or 2PM, which can disrupt sleeping schedules. The place has a real dungeon feel to it.
- The bathroom is right next to the kitchen and is separated by a curtain. The bathroom has no ventilation so I was worried about stinking up the apartment. There is only one sink (one of those washbasins) which I felt was unsanitary to wash your dishes in the same sink you might use to do everything else. Living by yourself it might be fine but I find it questionable if you're with other people.
Things that would make me rate this place a 3/4:
- My friend and I couldn't find a fire escape, so if there was a fire on the first floor, you would be trapped inside.
- The kitchen isn't really a kitchen. It's a kitchenette with a lot of electric plug-in stoves/ovens that you can use to cook.
Reasons why I'd rate this place a 5:
- Tom and Nic are very nice and very accomodating to things like different checkout times, more space heaters, extension cords, parking advice, etc.
- location is awesome. Everything was within 15 minutes walking. I had a great time walking to and from places and ordering takeout. I'm sure in non-covid times this location would be even more popping.