We booked this room the night before we were scheduled to arrive because the our previous host did not respond to our inquiry and Griffith was very quick to respond to my questions and approve our stay. As soon as we arrived, Griffith offered us something to drink, allowed us to use the dinning table, provided silverware and clean bath towels. He allowed us to use the common spaces in the apartment. A great perk was that the room had an AC that guest could control by using a remote-and that was a BIG plus. Griffith had a very friendly cat named Monday.
Based on cleanliness, I will only comment on the bedroom and the bathroom because that is all we used--we did not use any of the other common spaces even though Griffith did allow us to use the rest of the space. The bathroom was very clean, but the bedroom could have used a little dusting. The bed side table was very dusty and the fitted sheet on the floor mattress had some stains on it. Not sure what kind of stain it was. Regardless of whether you stay in a hotel room or an airbnb, dust and stained sheets can make any guest feel uncomfortable.
The listing regarding the bed arrangements was a bit misleading. The listing says there is 1 room with 1 queen bed and 1 king bed. When we got to the room, we saw 1 king bed and wondered where the queen one was at. Inside the bedroom closet there was a floor mattress instead of an actual bed that is advertised in the listing. We were a family of 4 and the bed arrangement did affect us, I just want to make it clear that there is one actual bed and the 2nd bed is a floor mattress.
The residence was within a 7 minute walking distance from the subway and bus stops. Just to make it known, depending where you are going to in Manhattan and the subway you take, the apartment is about 1hr and 30min from the city. Also, at no fault of the host, but the apartment is not located in the best neighborhood, but there were signs of infrastructures being remodeled. I would not recommend walking late night at night in this area. The apartment building is secure and we did not have any fear of someone breaking in. Just letting everyone know that and there are not a lot of options when it comes to restaurants in the area. There are no big chain restaurants nearby, just small deli shops located inside corner stores.
$109.50 per night was surprisingly the cheapest airbnb we could find last minute, but for the location of the apartment, how long it takes to arrive to NYC via subway and bus, and considering the fact that it was only a private room that was listed, $109.50 is a bit too pricy.
Overall, we were blessed to have a room to sleep in, with a working AC, and a clean bathroom. We wish future guests staying with Griffin a wonderful stay and hope that Griffith continues to receive many more blessings. I hope that Monday's friendliness brightens up your stay too.