We travelled from Michigan via DC, Philly, and then NYC for spring break. We wanted to experience life in the city like those that live there so we chose an Airbnb. We were told the Williamsburg area was the new up and coming area.
We arrived just before 4PM and it was very busy. While there is parking on the street, we rarely saw open spots. We parked at the corner to unpack our car and then my husband found a paid lot with a valet close by. It's $30/day which we thought was a great deal. We had no plans to take our car anywhere, we just used the subway while there so this was perfect for us. When it was time to leave we got lucky and there was a spot on the street which made loading easier.
It was extremely hot in the apartment when we arrived. There is no thermostat or control for heat/air. Ismael suggested we open the windows which we did and that cooled things down right away. It was in the 50's outside so the windows open worked well. I'm not sure how it works if it's warm outside but it did appear that the windows are set up to have A/C units at some point. We slept with the windows open and it was surprisingly quiet. We live in the suburbs and are not used to noise so we expected to not sleep well but we were pleasantly surprised.
The subway is not "right next door" as someone commented. It's not too far though and we enjoyed the walk, stopping at Haveabagel each day for breakfast and coffee. The walk is about 4 blocks for the Marcy subway. However, that subway did not run late nights and we ended up coming home via Metropolitan/Lorimer which is about 7 blocks. We recommend downloading the MYmta app. It will tell you exactly what train and the timing when you want to go places, it worked well for us. We also learned you don't have to buy an MTA pass, you can just tap your credit card if that works better for you.
The apartment is as pictured but the bathroom is very tiny. A larger person would struggle in there. The shower is maybe 3*5. The bathroom could use some hooks or towel bars for wet towels. We ended up hanglng them over the chairs. His place was very clean and well stocked although we didn't eat there. We didn't spend much time at the apartment all, usually leaving by 9 and coming home between 11 and midnight. We were there to explore! We did not explore the neighborhood other than walking to and from the subways each day.
Ismael was very attentive. We needed an extra towel and he brought it over right away.