Overall: I had a great stay at this apartment! The location was very good and I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for somewhere to stay in Manhattan. For those who want a more detailed feedback I've listed some pros and cons of the place.
Pros:
- Friendly and responsive hosts
- Easy check-in
- Safe apartment - two doors with keycodes to get into the main building plus a separate keycode for the apartment itself
- Clean on arrival (and hopefully on departure!)
- Apartment is as shown in pictures - no surprises or fake advertising
- Great location close to two subway lines - 6 (77th Street) and Q (72nd Street)
- Helpful tips and places to visit printed out and left on the island to make the first night easier
- There's a laundromat very close by (2 mins walk if that!)
- Easy wi-fi set up with pretty good speeds most of the time (which is the most important thing nowadays)
- Good wardrobe space
- TV in the main bedroom was easy to use. I'm more of a Netflix person so didn't really use it all that much but it's deffo possible!
- Washing up liquid and sponge provided! There's also a dishwasher but I didn't use it.
- Bathroom amenities provided enough for a day or two to allow you to settle in before going to buy shampoo and soap.
- Some of the sockets have USB ports to allow easy charging of phones etc by the bedside. Comes in handy if you forgot an adapter 🙈😅
Cons:
- The pipes were a bit noisy so if you're a light sleeper I'd recommend taking earplugs. Personally I just put on some background noise and slept really well!
- The toilet sometimes doesn't flush on the first try. Not really a con as you can just flush it again but not sure where else to put this info haha.
- Shower head doesnt move. Again not really a con but just information
- At certain times the wi-fi would lag. Again not really a con as it was mostly great!
Other Tidbits:
- The doors for the rooms are sliding doors. Took us a day or two to work it out 🙈🙈
- There are stairs (which we were aware of and wasnt a problem for us) but just a heads up
- Microwaves tend to be high up in America? We keep ours at shelf level but this is something I learned haha. Not really an issue, just something I found interesting.
- Kettles are boiled on the stove - another unique experience! (PS would recommend bringing tea bags as it took us a few days to find good tea bags)
- If you use hairdryers you'll need to bring your own
- If you forgot to bring a converter for the American sockets Staples sells a really good travel adapter. We ended up buying a few of them haha.
- If you're in NYC for some time enter the broadway lottery - one of the best experiences of my life!!