I stayed at Florencia’s for 7 weeks.
I had a great welcome, as everything was nicely prepared by the lovely Cecilia!
Also when I booked the place, Florencia was so nice to move things around so I could stay in the same room for an extended period.
The apartment is clean with a very eclectic style and there are so many interesting things to see and books to look at! Also some amazing mid-century furniture!!
My room had an AC, which was very nice as I arrived mid September, when the New York summer was still in full swing!
The downside of the AC is though, that as days got colder, the room was pretty freezing at night, as the window was not a 100% tight.
As I said the apartment is very clean. Unfortunatelly the rest of the house is not (I have to point out: that is not Florencia’s responsability at all!!). But with that said there are some things that come with an older and not so clean house. There would be occasional bug visits in the kitchen area. Florencia would provide sprays to get rid of them!
There was one major thing, that really bothered me - the upstairs neighbors are unusually loud (yes, even for New York standards. And no, I am not a light sleeper). They would stomp around with shoes on and throw stuff on the floor in the dead of the night, for hours at a time. Florencia reached out to them, which was super nice of her (especially considering, that she herself was out of town and she still took care of it). They were quiter for some time but then it started again. If you have the option - book one of the other rooms, my roommates would hear them a little less.
Florencia is a good host, provides all you need and is very helpful. And I met some great people there! I myself would probably not do longterm anymore, as I was missing a cozy common area with a sofa. But for an extended trip to explore New York - go for it!!