Unfortunately, we were not able to stay at the basement apartment because of the high level of humidity. Such humidity does not come without a smell. In order to compensate for the humidity smell, an overpowering perfume is dispersed. After 20 minutes in the apartment, both my boyfriend and I were finding it very difficult to breathe.
All this being said, we ended up having to find a hotel and pay over 800$ which meant we were not able to do many activities in NYC due to this unexpected expense.
I have to say that Kat is a very nice host and she made herself available to provide us with tips to get around NYC.