I strongly recommend to stay away from this place unless you have a very low rate, you travel without kids, you don’t need to sleep and the only thing you care about is having a roof on top of your head, no matter the condition of the flat.
We were supposed to stay 10 days for the holidays but had to move to an hotel after the first night because of the insalubrious condition of the flat and the noise that made sleep absolutely impossible, especially for the kids.
Hannah refused any refund as she estimated it was our responsibility to check the flat before - her behavior (and especially the one of the male friend she brought with her to pick up the keys on day 2) became agressive when I refused to write on the Air bnb app that it was entirely my fault if I don’t like the flat. I really hated feeling that unsafe because of an holiday rental and want to forget this experience as soon as possible.
Yet, I want to help others not being ripped off by an host and have their NYC experience being ruined by the disappointment of the place they stay at.
So here are some additional information. You will see similar evaluations in some comments, look in details, I was mislead by the positive reviews (difficult to believe these are real ones…) and oversaw the ones expressing what I experienced.
Location:
- very convenient to get to Manhattan
- 30 feet from an open metro station and path: impossible to sleep even with ear plugs in the first bedroom, potentially possible in the other room with ear plug but kids woke up every 30min all night…
- it is like sleeping in a metro station
Flat:
- very poor state: paint falling and missing in some places, bathroom and kitchen looks unhealthy
- not settled to welcome guests. Untidily put, full of host stuff, no place for guest clothes, bath products, etc… Hannah did free one shelf in the fridge when I asked her… so nice
- as an example, one used disposable mask was even hanging in the entry…
- despite what is written in the description, Hannah isn’t comfortable with guest cooking in the kitchen which she « clarified » 3 hours before we were supposed to arrive (I asked the question one month before when I was still on time to cancel the reservation…)
I know that theoretically, this flat can be rented but make sure you read all the comments, don’t be mislead with the overall rating which doesn’t reflect the very poor level of the flat