My planned 6-month stay at Fun’s unfortunately ended early due to (1) the host, without notice, sent people into the unit to view my room while I occupied the space, (2) renting a small windowless space that’s not a bedroom, (3) bizarre activity in the unit, (4) cleaning was not present, (5) and mold. Check-in took 12-hours, although in constant friendly text communication with the host, the conversation lacked follow-through. For instance, I had to carry my luggage around for hours as check-in time to when I would be receiving the keys delayed further. Ultimately had to wait until one of the roommates got off of work in the evening. In general, roommates were unaware of my booking and arrival even though I booked weeks in advance to which I discovered that the host does not live on-site and is more like a landlord over the unit your room is in. The most immediate was the mold that covered about 70% of the bathroom ceiling on arrival in the unit. I reached out to the host about the mold and he suggested I do the repairs, and did reimburse me for that. The repair took 12 hours to do. The host did not clean the bedroom from the previous person(s) and the bed had hair from past guests, so I washed, sanitized, and cleaned. Abnormal activity in the unit regarding access to bathrooms from roommates no longer living in the unit anymore! Requests from the roommates about who should cover the host’s refrigerator bill for an unexpected and unannounced repair/delivery arranged by the Host. Visibly dirty floors indicated that mopping hasn’t been done in a very long time. The stainless steel refrigerator was full of expired food, and leaky freezer water on any new food added. The roommates eventually got a cleaning schedule and multiple points of contact were made to host about it to resolve that. And for as many people there, none of the fire alarms are working. The bedroom is not a bedroom, it does not meet nyc legal definition of bedroom as its lacking a window, ventilation, and is smaller than legal dimensions for the bedroom. Photos did not accurately show the bedroom. Walls need to be thicker, as you can hear right through to all the roommates, bedrooms need to be min 8’ wide and extended all around, and OPERABLE WINDOWS. It’s current condition is not good for long-term nor short-term stays. Repairs should not require guest action.
Recommendations to host:
Install a new layout for that unit that supports four bedrooms with windows and maintains at-least the min width and length for legally defined bedrooms. Egress matters in bedrooms. Proper wall thickness that support at least the minimum sound transmission between bedrooms. General cleaning to the unit, mopping of floors and WORKING smoke detectors. Hire a cleaning company. Clarity on who the housekeepers are in the unit and who are not because according to the roommates there were no housekeepers contrary to what the host said. Do not have people enter guests bedrooms.