The suite too manor is very nice and conveniently located. The apartment was received in a very clean condition. Overall, we had a great experience. My friends/colleagues and I were using the space for a writing retreat and to socialize/reconnect in the city.
The only thing that we hoped for was less surveillancing and/or policing of our stay. We recognize that others lived in the space and that we were guests in someone’s home and we made very sure that we followed the house rules as they were communicated. There were 2 instances where there was a miscommunication and/or lack of clarity about expectations. 1. When we arrived I was informed that I was allowed to move the air conditioning unit (on wheels) from one of the rooms to the main living room by the woman who chcecked me in. I was told hours later in an unexpectedly confrontational manner that I was not allowed to move any furniture in the apartment. I was not aware that the air conditioner on wheels was a piece of furniture especially when I had been informed by his designee that I was allowed to move it.
2. I felt that my every move in the apartment was being unreasonably monitored. For instance, one morning 2 of the three guests in the space left to go to the grocery store. Promptly as we walked out of the “manor” we received a trite message to “remind us to turn off appliances whenever we were leaving the apartment.” The message was unsettling especially given that a guest was still in the “manor” on a conference call for work.
Overall, the apartment was nice and served our purposes. I reiterate that we followed the house rules, cleaned the kitchen and rooms to ensure that the “manor” was returned in the way in which it was received. However, we do believe that a reasonable level of autonomy could be expected when using an Airbnb, while operating within the purview of the house rules.