Overall it was a very pleasant stay at Rene‘s house. He welcomed us in person and arranged a nice arrival even though we were later than expected.
The description is quite detailed so nothing much to add.
Only a few little hick ups that I want to add for future guests to make them aware of before booking:
- there are two bathrooms but only one with a shower
- the street in front of the house is pretty loud (compared to other Airbnb experiences I had in Harlem 103rd and 141st Street) due to traffic. This is important for the rooms that have windows to the street (e.g. room 4 T. Monk)
- it gets pretty hot in the rooms (we had constant 22-30 degrees outside) and in the evening it was a bit stuffy // no AC
Major Advantages:
+ Subway A C B D 1 2 3 where both just a 5 min walk - 125th Street is a express stop so it is quite convenient to get to midtown quickly.
+ it’s a 160x200 bed which is really comfortable (and we are both discriminating sleepers :) )
+ the room is pretty spacious
+ Even though the house and furniture is pretty old (making its charm!) everything is clean
+ in the neighborhood there are lots of restaurants and shops (incl CVS and several Delis with ATMs) serving everything you might need
Summarized I can recommend The Flophouse highlighting the above mentioned trifles that didn’t harm the experience much but I’d rather create awareness for it.