DO NOT STAY AT THIS ACCOMMODATION - Angus does not own the boat we stayed in but sublets it and has no interest in helping you out if things go wrong.

During our stay we experienced a storm and a large section of the 8ft marina fence collapsed and a wind blown section of fence caused significant damage to the front of our hire car.

As Angus had advised us to park in the bays in front of this fence which were for the exclusive use of marina residents and he witnessed the collapsed fence and the damage caused to our car I thought it was perfectly natural to ask him as our host to write a witness statement to help me claim on my insurance. He is now completely denying that a large section of fence collapsed despite all the photo's I took as evidence - he basically doesn't want to get on the wrong side of Venice Marina who own the boat moorings and are responsible for the fence.

If you are visiting NY as a tourist it is too far from central Manhattan by subway plus you have to get a bus to Sheepshead Bay. The area around the station did not feel safe and as I was travelling with my children we decided to pay extra to stay in central Manhattan for 2 nights out of our 4 nights stay. Considering the time, hassle and cost of travelling backwards and forwards each day it really is not worth staying this far out of central New York.

The pictures are also deceiving - our boat (no. 22) looked out over an ugly factory building and the immediate area is not particularly attractive.

I would definitely NOT recommend this accommodation. Do yourself a favour and pay the extra to stay downtown.