I want to begin by saying that this place is in an amazing location, has a nice living room and garden area, and suited our minimal needs of having somewhere to shower and rest. I was a little disillusioned, maybe because this was my first time in New York but based on the pictures of this listing, I was convinced that the Airbnb we were staying at was the brownstone itself. That and the upper east side location is why I was willing to shell out the money it cost for a 3-night stay here, but in reality, we stayed in the lower basement apartment that while as I mentioned suited our needs and has a bedroom, kitchenette and nice garden/living room, it needs some serious renovation, painting, and new furniture. The Tv remote had its batteries taped in, and the TV itself stopped working from one day to the next, even though we only used it before bed or as background noise before leaving. Also, because it was on basement level, I could hear every car, bike, person, and dogs that would pass by at night and I would often be awoken by noise as early as 6 AM.
Overall I had minor grievances but I'm still happy with our stay, even though we likely would get a hotel instead next time.