THE SUMMARY—
The location and views were amazing, the apartment felt comfortable, and the host was friendly. But the listing was misleading...
THE BAD NEWS—
There was no “second bedroom" as stated in the listing and as it appears in the photographs. The "second bedroom" was actually the bed next to the dining area, just with a different bed spread (which was misleading at best).
When we arrived the sheets on the second bed were NOT changed. And to make matters worse, the extra sheets were left wet in the washer by the cleaning staff and were all bundled up in the fitted sheet…washed but not clean. So we had to do the laundry ourselves. We mentioned this to the host and he apologized but did not offer a discount on cleaning which would have been appropriate since we did the laundry for his staff.
We had to meet the hosts’ "friend" at a bodega down the street and have them escort us to the entrance. And we were told not to speak with the front desk staff. In retrospect it makes sense—I'm guessing the building isn’t approved for Airbnb’s. This wasn't a huge issue but was unexpected and made the arrival/check in a pain.
THE GOOD NEWS—
The location is unbeatable. The host communicated quickly and was friendly. And they allowed us to leave our luggage later in the day (upon checkout) to accommodate our travel schedule. Overall it was still a good experience.