Pros: the apartment is in an excellent location. I had no interaction with Erik—I only talked with his brother Lucas—but Lucas was very kind, accommodating and responsive.
But, the apt was not what I expected. The pics are not current. Some of the nicer furniture is gone; remaining furniture is stained/worn. Ad suggested to me that it’s a single man’s apt, lightly used with true guest room. Instead, two people live there and both rooms are occupied by the owners (parent and teenager). The guest room closets were completely filled with the owner’s clothing and personal stuff. Comforter was stained (tho not dirty). Felt like I was in someone’s personal space, which I just wasn’t expecting (I’ve stayed in rooms before, this was diff). It was also freezing even w/ windows closed and heat on (blame extreme nyc temps).
It wasn’t a bad stay, but not a great one either. I think if listing were more transparent, I’d have felt different (and would have stayed elsewhere in the 1st place).