I stayed here for 3 months. Excellent location and I loved the building itself. The doormen were all pleasant and kind. The rooftop and gym were amazing amenities and the laundry was very easy to use by paying through an app on your phone.
I was not impressed by the unit itself. Upon my arrival, I had no bath mat or even hand/kitchen towels. The shower drain was also broken. These things were quickly resolved. However, the bedsheets were scratchy, the waterproof bed protector was gross & needs to be replaced, the shower curtain was old and not the same as what is pictured, the rug was filthy (which based on a review last year, I’m assuming never got replaced), the bath towels are extremely small & barely fit around me. I purchased my own sheets, shower curtain, and hand towels. When I communicated about the dirty rug, there was no response, so I rolled it up and put it in the closet for my stay. I would say the bed itself, as well as the pull out bed, were very comfortable.
It lists that there are cooking essentials such as salt, pepper, and oil. There was nothing like that. The clothes storage is minimal as well. There was only about 15 hangers and no dresser (just a few small shelves in the closet). So I purchased more hangers for myself. For a long stay place, you’d think they would realize people might travel with quite a bit of clothing.
The listing mentions room darkening shades. Coming from a night shift nurse, they are not room darkening by any means. They are normal blinds.
The WiFi is pretty slow. I had many issues on video calls with poor connections. I often turned it off on my phone and just used data. There is a roku, which I used most of the time, because the cable rarely worked. It needed to be reset a few times and they even replaced the box in just the short time I was there.
Just to note, the unit does face Amsterdam Ave, so there is quite a bit of city traffic noise. The AC did a good job for white noise. The AC also broke a few times, but was quickly fixed the next day.
Communication with the host, like I’ve mentioned, was easy and issues were resolved quickly. However, for how expensive this place is, my expectations were high. It’s also important to note that they only allow bookings the 1st to the 1st of each month.