The advantage of renting a room: The host is deftly knowledgeable about the area. Along with providing warm and welcoming hospitality in her home, Chewie was immensely helpful in procuring ideas for checking out the city. She will absolutely help you with tips around the area if you would like some direction. She did not hesitate to point out some of her, and city-dwellers, favored places to visit and streets to walk. Chewie also made us fresh, piping coffee before our daily departures and does the utmost to make you feel like you never left home.
The space itself is well kept and the room provided was clean and sufficiently supplied. The room is tightly quartered but, look, you’re trying to go around New York; you just need a room to crash in. There is a long table stationed for work purposes, if need be, with fresh and sanitized linens provided for the bed. The window saps some warmth out of the room through the big glass pane, but this complaint only really extends to winter visitors. You’re probably bundled up heavy anyways. The sights of the street are immersive, however, and the city lights and sirens are both at eye and earshot. Take both statements as you will, but you will definitely feel like “living in the city.” Seek it or not you will appreciate the difference in perspective at least, living in a small studio in New York. That itself is quite the experience to digest, so this is just a heads-up to take it in (and this goes for most places).
The location is excellent, with food brimming on the streets of Kenmare. Left and right, cuisine and fashion is at your doorstep: You will not have any trouble whatsoever in stumbling upon interesting spots to wander through. And that’s just for the street alone! SoHo and NoLita themselves begs to be discovered, and the districts proper are just a 5-10 minute walk away. With both upscale, manicured selections at your choosing as well as smaller, local haunts lining the street it’s easy to spend a day just in the neighborhood. Subway lines are about a 3-4 minute walk as well, providing easy travel to more distant neighborhoods from SoHo. Tip for new visitors: Since the city’s MTA had been updating payment systems, you can just use your Apple Pay/Samsung Pay to ferry the cost ($2.75) at the entrance with the tap-to-pay interfaces on the turnstiles. No need to buy a Metro-Card and wait anxious in line as the train leaves the station! Definitely take advantage of the convenience factor there, as it has never been easier or faster to get to where you want to go in the city.
If you are looking for prime location at a value price for a SoHo rental, do not hesitate to book a stay with Chewie. She is a superb host, and the candor and warmth is like staying at a friend’s house for a visit far away. Your little home away from home in SoHo: A comfortable stay, an amazing host.