UNSAFE, DIRTY, ROACHES, GROSS! Would not recommend anyone to stay here. My partner and I frequently stay in Bushwick, so we knew that the area was good and we were happy with the location. About 10 minutes to the J and 15 to the L. This place looked like the perfect option for us and our two friends, but we quickly realized upon arrival that this place wasn't up to par. Communication was very spotty with the hosts before checkin. The fourth-floor walkup wasn't ideal, but hey - it's New York! If you don't want to climb up a few flights of stairs, don't stay in a brownstone. However, the carpeting was extremely dirty - like, brown and rotted. That was the first sign of trouble.
When we arrived in our room there was a pretty off-putting grime-mixed-with-febreze smell. The walls were stained and dirty. The furniture was clearly brought in off the street - the couches were cracked and peeling, the dining room chairs were broken, our dressing room drawers were broken, and the bunk bed was facing the wrong direction so that there was no guard rail (NOT recommended for children, they can fall off and die). We saw several baby roaches during our stay.
This Airbnb is more affordable for the space, but wayyyy overpriced for how lazy the hosts clearly are. I don't expect much from hosts and I understand that most are working people who need extra cash. But dilapidated furniture, roach infestations, and a complete lack of cleanliness is inexcusable for the price tag. Oh, and there's a $250 cleaning fee. Imagine how we feel after forking over the cash for that! I wish the hosts well and I hope that they improve this space. I hate to leave bad reviews because I understand that it can effect people's income, but I would hate for anyone else to pay a $250 cleaning fee to stay in this dirty place.
Oh, and we used the lockbox outside to store our keys while we came in and out of the house. We do this for two reasons: to make sure we don't lose the keys while we're out, and so that anyone on the trip can come and go as they please without needing to keep a key on them. We put our key in the lockbox one night and realized there was a second set of keys in the box. When we came home, our set of keys was missing so we were locked out and had to wake up our friend at 2:00am to let us in and sleep knowing that someone in the building could just get in our apartment of three young women in the middle of the night. Not cool!!!