My son & I drove from Houston TX to NYC and stayed here from Dec. 27th thru Jan 1st.
It was my 1st time using AirBNB, so I researched several places. Yemi was very responsive and answered all my ?s. After inquiring at several locations, I selected his place. Yemi even held the location for me after someone else requested. Since I requested 1st, he gave me 1st dibs.
I spoke with him twice prior to arriving to make sure everything was ready.
Yemi greeted me and gave me a tour of the place, provided all the info I needed, explained the subway, even provided a map. Yemi also recommended several spots in the local neighborhood.
The room was exactly as pictured and described and was even better than I expected. It was clean, had a great TV, Wi-Fi, all that. The kitchen was excellent and the RR was very clean. Yemi provided all the essentials and even checked in with me several times to make sure we were OK.
The location is a prime location. I met several NYers who balked at my location but never once did I feel out of place or threatened or anything like that.
For traveling, the Sutter Station on the 3 is 3 blocks away. Take the 4 express at the next stop and then transfer to the Q at Barclays and you can be at Times Square in 20 minutes easy. If you take the 3 all thr way through it can be 45 minutes easy.
I brought my vehicle and parking was never an issue, just be careful with the street sweepers who have posted times and you can’t be parked on the street at those times. I have a high end vehicle and there were no issues with theft, vandalism, etc.
There are plenty of delivery locations from local joints but just walk the couple of blocks for some great Caribbean, pizza, and Chinese food. Eat like a NYer!
All these pros and no cons? Well, I honestly can say there were no outstanding negatives here to mention. The only thing I can say is that there are no real running trails / biking nearby, I had to go to Prospect Park (take the 3 to Eastern Blvd, it’s right there) but that’s not Yemi’s faulty or anything with the apt itself. (I’m reaching here but I don’t to appear like I’m related to Yemi or something).
All in all, 5 stars all the way, an excellent location, great value, fantastic host, really made my initial AirBNB experience wonderful.