COLD SHOWERS!!!!
The airbnb looks the same in real life as it does the pictures. It may look slightly bigger in the pictures but that didn’t matter to us. The location also was not bad, we never felt unsafe in the environment around the house, it’s just that the Bronx was a decent trip from all of the activities we were interested in doing in NYC.
The problem with the location resides in the things that you can’t see in the pictures. For example, there was only one roll of paper towels, no hand towels in the kitchen, and no refill rolls for after the first one was done. We did not use dishes while we were there until the day before we left, and when we opened the dishwasher, it was completely filled with stinky dishes that had been left unwashed from before we arrived. I don’t expect Airbnbs to have full cabinets and supplies for us to use, but I’ve never been to one where there wasn’t extra paper towels and only one extra trash bag.
The reason why it’s only receiving two stars is because I took the coldest shower I’ve ever taken in my life in that Airbnb. And to make it worse, when we reached out to let the owner know that the handle wouldn’t turn to reach the hot water in the shower, he basically told us we were using it incorrectly and just had to turn the knob. I think with 6 people, we’re smart enough to realize when a knob won’t turn any further. The shower was definitely broke and they never sent out a plumber or anything to fix it, just insinuated that we weren’t smart enough to work the hot water.
Unless you plan on just using the space for a backdrop for pictures, then I would recommend finding another location with hot water.