Valentin’s place is super cool and full of character. If you’re looking for a polished hotel experience, this isn’t it - be prepared for a funky, gritty entrance and staircase, and the kind of lived-in wear and tear that the items in your own home no doubt have. For me, that was all part of the relaxed, homelike experience (but in a much hipper style!) The location is slightly outside of the Williamsburg hot zone - about a ten minute walk from the restaurant/ shopping epicenter around Bedford and 7th. But it’s an easy stroll with lots of cool stuff along the way. Highly recommended as an authentic artsy loft experience.
There was an issue with the wifi while I was there - it was spotty on the first couple of days, probably due to a recent storm, or the fact that the router had recently been replaced. But Valentin was excellent about communicating with me about it and had arranged to get Spectrum technicians to come deal with it, even though he was in France at the time. It turned out not to be necessary as the situation resolved itself, but I appreciated his attentiveness.