My bedroom brooklyn zen gem was very clean when I arrived. I kindly asked Sophie if I could bring some of my personal boxes since I am on the move every month as a student on rotations and I didn't want to pay an extra $130 for storage. She did not want me to as she believed it was a fire hazard and a decrease in my quality of life. It is her house so I followed what she said even though I disagree with her that I could fit it in my room or even the living room since I was paying $1250 for a small room such as this. My other complaint would be that every time I left a cup or one pair of shoes or my computer charger in the living room, when I would come back after work someone had put it under the couch and my papers were all piled up in a corner on the table. I did not appreciate that they touched my papers since it was in an order that I studied in so I had to reorganize that. I appreciate that she's trying to be clean but I was under the impression when I booked my reservation that we would have our own place and privacy upstairs and I did not appreciate that they would reorganize my stuff especially since it was a few items and not in everyone's way. I could also hear someone come up to clean sometimes at midnight and that was difficult at times since I would have to wake up really early some days. There are pros of course: She and her husband kindly installed a/c and allowed me to have a friend stay for one night. The kitchen is fully equipped with anything you would need. The neighborhood is nice and you can walk a short distance to grocery store and laundry.
I just felt like I had to tip toe around living there for a month and did not exactly feel 100% comfortable as I felt that if I left something in the living room it would be reorganized the next day. For people that are ok with that, it would be a great place to stay!