This was the last leg of my very first trip to the US and my second airbnb experience. My first was in San Francisco the week before and unfortunately it was not great so I was a little disheartened and not sure what to expect.
My sister was joining me for my time in New York (she flew in from Australia) and we arrived at Luke's all full of chatter and excitement and the pictures of the apartment were spot on. It is a great apartment, industrial in look and Lukes artwork and style make it a wonderful and funky place to stay....just what an Aussie imagines a New York apartment to look like.
My sister and I were sharing the room and Luke gave us an option of putting a foldout bed (or cot as they call it in the US) in so we did not both have to share the queen size bed provided. We decided to go with this option on the second night and I ended up sleeping on the foldout for the whole trip as it was very comfortable.
The location of Luke's apartment is amazing. It is close to everything and we found getting around quick and easy. 'Stone Street' is just around the corner and not only did it provide a huge range of eating options it also had a very cute look as the street is all cobblestones and in the right weather everyone eats outside. We even found ourselves an Aussie coffee shop in Broad Street which is just a 5 minute walk from the apartment and if you are an Aussie you will understand that this is a bonus as while New York is an awesome place the coffee is a little different to what we experience in Australia.
As a host Luke is wonderful even racing out to buy us a hairdryer when he realised the one in his bathroom was missing. The linen, pillows and towels were all clean and of good quality which was very noticeable to me after my stay in San Francisco.
Luke as a person is sweet, interesting and very easy to share an apartment with (which is important when you are renting a room)
My sister and I were often very excited and very talkative and Luke took this all in his stride and we loved sharing our day with him in the evenings when we arrived home.
Luke is intuitive and I think can judge just the amount of interaction his guests require. For my sister and I we felt comfortable with Luke pretty quickly and we now consider him a friend and he will always be an important part of a very special time for my sister and I. We had not seen each other for two years and this trip and the accommodation/location/host was a very big part of what made it so wonderful. Thank you Luke.....Thank you New York!