What a fantastic experience! Excellent location in Greenwich Village for us (couple and two teenage boys). Would definitely do again and can't think of a better location or accommodation.
This was our first experience at renting someone else's home and it really was excellent compared to staying in a hotel. Will be doing again.
Great:
- Hosts: left instructions for everything inside (electronics etc) and out (provided a restaurant and sites guide). We felt like locals!
Kept in touch in advance and during our stay via e-mail. No issues of any kind.
- Apartment: Very spacious for our 10 day stay we had lots of room, all amenities required, very comfortable sleeping, eating and lounging. Air conditioned (which was/is a must in NYC in August), full kitchen for meals in as desired, well maintained with very interesting décor (loved it), washer/dryer, large flat screen with all the add-ons, plus a great music collection and sound system to use and relax with. Also lots of books to browse with selections for all tastes. After a long day at the museums and enjoying dinner out or street scene, this is a great place to return "home" to.
Things to know:
- Street can be a little noisy and "rough around the edges" at night, but bedrooms are in the back and it is perfectly quiet there. Wife and teens all felt safe in going out through to midnite or so on their own.
- Lots of shops around for groceries (we liked the Garage ~2 blocks away), wine/beer/smacks, etc so able to take advantage of kitchen to do breakfast, lunch and/or dinner as wanted.
- Parking was a bit of a hassle and tricky but we managed a street spot for weekend (Friday through Monday nite) for free. Then went to Pier 40 for 4 nites at $35/nite so on average we did well. Bill provided tips on parking that were much appreciated.
- Looking after cats (if you do) was no issue, pet store is right across the street and the owner looked after us by allowing us to run a tab for Bill to pay later. Made the family feel right at home, the cats were no problem and playful (especially Blackness).
All in all a wonderful experience...thanks Bill and family...hope to meet on our next trip to NYC.