This place was very spacious, the beds were very comfortable, the AC felt amazing after walking all day in the hot/ humid air, there were plenty of towels, there was lots of kitchen space for food/ leftovers we brought home/ snacks we bought, as well as closet and drawer space for clothes. We loved the living area, couch, chairs, and artwork displayed around the house. We didn’t get a chance to use the backyard area but it too looked beautiful! We were out of the house a majority of the time but, when we were there, it was very comfortable and enjoyable.
I think it is important to note that if you plan to do things in Manhattan, you might consider paying more to stay in the city, in order to have closer and faster access to the things you plan to do there. Realistically, if you’re primarily visiting/ site seeing in Manhattan, you won’t have time to be going back and forth to the AirBnb, so if you do choose to stay here, you’ll want to take with you all that you’ll need for the day (and plan to eat out at places with restrooms).
The closest station is about 5 blocks from the house and takes 45min- an hour to get to Manhattan. It comes fairly frequently and is pretty easy to navigate, but the express trains do not stop at this station- at least they didn’t during the 2 weekend days and 2 weekday days for which we were there. The other stations in the area are about 12 blocks away and would take about the same amount of time to get into the city, just with more of the time spent walking.
Overall lots of time was spent getting to and from Manhattan, and a lot of time walking while in the city, considering we didn’t go back and forth to the AirBnb to rest. If you have any concerns about walking, consider staying somewhere closer to where you plan on visiting or be ok with the additional travel time spent coming back to the AirBnb.
I should also note that Saturday night well past 3am, there was extremely loud music coming from somewhere. I’m not sure if there is a club nearby or if this happens every weekend (we stayed Saturday- Wednesday but only experienced the loud music Saturday night), but if you are at all concerned, it’s worth checking into where the music might be coming from/ when or how frequently it occurs. My granddaughter used the ear plugs provided, which worked well for her, but I had trouble getting the plugs to work for me and I got very little sleep that night as a result.
Overall we had a really enjoyable experience! We felt comfortable and taken care of, Eric was very easily accessible with the questions we had and was extremely accommodating! Although the travel time into and out of the city was pretty lengthy, we made it work and had a great time in New York!