Gala is a great host, but I would say the apartment is just ok. I wouldn’t return again and wouldn’t recommend it as an option to a friend visiting NY.
Pros
- The apartment is in close proximity to several subway lines. Trip to Union Square was approximately 25 minutes.
- Gala was super nice and easy to communicate with! Having her as the host was the highlight of the stay.
Cons
- We had ants in bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom during our stay. An exterminator came after we told the host but the problem persisted until we moved out.
- The apartment description said there was a private roof access in addition to the shared roof and balcony. This doesn’t exist. The host told us “There’s been work happening in the roof so my private area isn’t private anymore” — we felt mislead, and as I write this review the description still states that there is a private roof.
- Appliances all work, but are pretty low quality. Oven would take ~25 minutes to preheat to 400, the dryer wouldn’t get a load of clothes dry after a two hour cycle, etc.
- The apartment was only moderately clean upon arrival. There was also limited cleaning supplies in the apartment (no vacuum, no broom, a Swiffer but no pads) so it got even dirtier very quickly.
- Most of the spices in the apartment have been expired for several years so we had so buy new ones for ourselves.