If you love the west village, this is a great location just one block off of Hudson St with all its eateries. The bedroom is in the back, which allowed us to sleep peacefully. My husband and I were visiting for our 11 year anniversary - the first trip without our daughter in 7 years - so we were ecstatic to get away to a comfortable place. I’ve been renting places on Airbnb for over 10 years and have hosted myself for two different properties, and believe I can offer a fair assessment.
Pros: the owner let us check in early (so appreciated); owner is friendly and greets you upon arrival (could also be a con for introverts); comfortable queen bed and linens; spacious for NYC standards; not on a very busy street. Very clean; shampoos and body wash provided (so nice to not have to pack this);
Very interesting art work and sculpture throughout the space gave it personality and we enjoyed this aspect.
Drawbacks: beautiful outdoor backyard space not regularly accessible to renters (untapped potential here); shared kitchen (though “shared,” does not feel open to you as there is a tenant on first floor); lack of privacy - we could easily hear conversations in the hallway (3 floors) so we realized that we could also be heard, especially since there are 3 doors exiting from the suite to the hallway. Due to the shared kitchen situation and a sense that it would be awkward to be there, we were grateful for the mini-fridge and microwave provided in the suite. We didn’t tackle the espresso machine (no instructions) and would have appreciated a simple coffee maker instead.
Side note: My experience of a “Superhost” has changed over the recent years. It used to just be responsive communication and a clean, well thought out comfortable space. Today’s superhost demonstrates exemplary hosting -‘going above and beyond. For example, our last host in New Mexico left a welcome basket with a bottle of wine, homemade dog treats from a local bakery (we had our dogs with us), and fresh baked cookies (and it wasn’t even our anniversary!). She communicated ahead of time to see if we had any allergies before leaving these treats. Labels for light switches and remotes were there so we didn’t have to speculate or require the host to explain in person. None of this was expected, but so appreciated. That is the new “superhost.”
Victoria’a hosting is more yesteryear - good enough (which is very good), but not exemplary.