It was a nice stay overall. Good host, good location and accurate description.
We travelled as a group of 3- me with my partner and a friend. We stayed one night. Freddie was very accommodating for my request for a late check-out as I had a flight later, and also agreed to keep our luggage when we reached before the check-in time of 5 pm.
The place was located conveniently, at 10 min walking distance from the Queens metro station. The loft is in the 3rd floor and the top floor access is a little precarious with very steep and narrow staircases- however apparently NY appartments are generally this way so maybe it was just a shock for me because I'm not used to such space constraints 😂. But I have certain knee problems and access was difficult for me, especially with having to haul up the bags.
Rooms are as shown on the pictures and as described here- including two bedrooms in the loft and one dining space with kitchen area, and the bathroom. The kitchen space has a microwave, a fridge and some basic utensils. There is adequate ventilation. Heating was good for the whole apartment. AC was available only in the larger bedroom which may be a problem in summers for the other bedroom. Carry your toiletries as only bar soaps were provided in the bathroom. We reached slightly early so the room was still not cleaned then- thereafter it was cleaned well. But, although fresh bedsheets and pillow conveys and towels were given- we noticed that the quilts in both the room were the same as used by the guests before. For hygiene especially in COVID times, I do believe it would be better if a quilt cover is used and the cover is changed between guests if it's not practically possible to change the quilt.
The bathroom door doesn't lock- hopefully will be fixed soon!
Another problem we faced- although completely unrelated to the apartment or owner is that there was a car parked right in front of the house whose alarm kept going on every 10 mins through the entire night. That was extremely disturbing. Completely not a fault of the owner or under his control of course, but I mentioned it as it did disturb our otherwise good stay.
No complaints apart from these and like I said, budget for money, very good host and overall pleasant stay. Plenty of food and groceries options nearby as well.