Laura's place is as advertised, a record-cheap night's stay. However, that comes with its troubles. We killed cockroaches, our car got towed, I had to sleep on the floor (dirtying their comforter) with the fan on me so I could actually sleep, our key broke so our things weren't safe, we were so uncomfortable with our stay we ended up getting a different hotel, and they tried to pin it all as our fault.
What went wrong? I didn't realize where we were truly staying, and that showed. Laura was trying her best to be accommodating, but we were both frustrated with our stay.
Should you stay here? If you want your New York experience to be picture perfect, then don't stay here. If you want a cheap place to stay and are ready to experience what I do, please stay here then.
It wasn't Laura's fault we had a bad experience, but we did truly have a terrible experience. I'm not trying to offend Laura. This is her home and she is hospitable. It did piss me off though that she was not trying to be understanding to our issues.
In the end, I'm not getting refunded for the nights I didn't spend there, but I'm not getting charged extra for a key breaking and dirtying a comforter, even though I feel as though neither of these issues are my fault.
I will repeat, this is not Laura's fault, but the fault of everyone in this situation.
Stay here at your own risk, and I not only hope that you have a great stay here, but I hope Laura's business is booming.
I didn't have a good experience, but that doesn't mean you wont. I hope you enjoy New York, and if you choose Laura's Air BnB, I hope it is only positive.
If Laura gives me a poor review then you know who the better person is💁