I was visiting NYC from the Netherlands WITH my brother who lives and Philly and my father from Cameroon and the apartment of Scott really contributed to the wonderful 6 days we spent exploring the city!
WHAT WAS REALLY GREAT:
+ Scott was kind enough to let us bring one more guest instead of the 2 authorized at no extra cost.
+The apartment is EXACTLY as shown on the pictures - quite spacious, extremely clean and very well designed. And it is located in a nice building just as clean.
+ The location is great if you plan to use the public transportation during your visit _ close to various bus and metro lines that get you pretty much everywhere in no time and reasonable price (we made the mistake of using Uber and Lyft during the 1 day and a half and I would not advise as the trafic can be quite busy and you end up losing time and money)
+The neighborhood is quite pleasant and I didn't regret one bit taking the risk of staying in Harlem...
+ The host was not "on our backs" every step of the way and made sure to give us the list of all the people to contact as needed.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
- The checkout described as "flexible" is indeed at 11 am, unless the apartment has not been booked by another guest. Although I think it makes sense, I still think it should be clearly explained to avoid any misunderstanding.
- Guests should be advised that there is no broom or anything to keep the space clean as you go (we spent 6 days there), no extra set of bedsheets just in case and no ustensils to fry an egg or fix a little meal in the kitchen (although there is a big stove available)...there is also a microwave, but the bowls and plates available are all in a sort of solid plastic material and we were not sure if they were fit for the microwave.
Overall, our stay in Scott's appartement was great and we will definitely recommend this apt to any of our contact planning a visit in NYC.