The apartment was beautiful, clean and in the perfect location for our short stay in Brooklyn. I absolutely loved the décor and all the amenities provided by the host. There is an Apple TV with Netflix and other streaming services which was perfect for us to watch movies on Christmas Eve night. We actually accidentally purchased a movie, which the host covered for us, which was extremely nice of them. Also, you will find a guide of things to do, eateries etc. provided by the host which I think was the perfect touch.

It would have been the perfect stay, if it wasn’t ruined by the cold!! The apartment was freezing cold, cold enough where my boyfriend and I slept with the 3 provided blankets and 2 blankets we carried to keep warm at night. During the day time, we were bundled up with several sweaters, pants, socks and our coats. Thankfully enough we didn’t spend much time there on Christmas as we would have been miserable.

I contacted the host after trying to adjust the thermostat and was provided instructions as to how to adjust the temperature. The host stated “the temperature on the thermostat is always wrong, and never tells the correct temperature.” Let me just say, that the heat does NOT work. The temperature on the thermostat is absolutely correct. Honestly, majority of the time the temperature was maintained at 62°, but luckily we were able to get it up to 67° for a few hours out of our two day stay, we have numerous pictures to prove it. (Oh btw there is only “heat” in the bedroom). Thankfully enough the weather outside wasn’t nearly as cold as previous years for Christmas.

The host offered to a solution for us to purchase a heater from a hardware store nearby, which would later be reimbursed. However, it was Christmas Eve and trekking out to the store to purchase a heater was extremely inconvenient.

All in all, the hosts are lovely, the place is beautiful, convenient and cozy. I would stay here again only in the summer time if they provided air condition. However, I would not recommend for guest to stay here during the winter, until they figure out the heating situation. It is just wayyyy too cold, kind of ruined our stay…we were miserable.