The apartment is in a good location, pleasantly decorated. It was nice to have a washer/dryer in the unit.
I didn’t realize we were booking through a company, not an individual, although most communication was with one individual.
Management was generally not responsive or not receptive: we were sent the instructions for access to the space while in transit to the space, so not enough time to find and process (to be fair, it was a last-minute booking to replace a cancelled one at the last minute) and find all of the information via a phone in the late afternoon, but management expected us to use their email with an attachment to find the access code to the apartment.
This is a railcar layout, 5th floor walkup: when not from NYC, trying to drag up luggage (50 lbs each) for a 6-week stay with no elevator was an exhausting surprise. The space is not adequate for 5 people for the entire 30 days required to lease: not enough dishes, and the sleeping spaces for 3 of the 5 areas does not provide provicy; it will comfortably house 2 to 3 people who are not all in the space at the same time during the day. The main bedroom at the end opposite of the entrance had a separate entrance but no key was provided so it would only be useful in an emergency.
The bathroom is very small; only one person can access it at a time: the shower stall is only accessible for small adults, but the mirror is too tall for those who are short. A step stool located in the kitchen helped.
The kitchen is not fully functional: not enough dishes for 5 people, The light and fan in the vent hood over the stove was inoperable. Apartment management was notified but the problem was never corrected. Although a coffee maker, urn, and toaster were provided, the only accessible outlet required that the appliance be balanced on the edge of the sink to use.
Evidence of mice was discovered in the apartment the first week. Apartment management addressed the problem the next day and no further evidence of activity was detected.
The space was barely stocked with essentials to begin for an extended stay: 3 rolls of toilet paper, 1 partially used roll of paper towels, no hand soap (hand sanitizer and dish soap only)
The only operable window is on the street side. The fire escape is at the opposite side of the apartment, outside of the kitchen where one of the windows has the a/c unit while the other has a trellis-like metal bar with no window covering, providing no privacy from that side. If there had been a fire while we were there, I don’t think we could have escaped except through the door to the unit and the stairs.
The apartment was loud at night with street noise streaming in through the closed windows. Running the air conditioner helped to mask the street noise somewhat.