My girlfriend and I booked this place for a quick weekend getaway near the Village. The apartment did not disappoint, nor the location. Centered in a modern residential area (close to shops, liquor stores, bars, and parks), we truly enjoyed a night in West Village.
The apartment is close to a church and superb eateries, i.e. check out taïm for impossible kebab, hummus, and falafel. It’s a vegan Mecca! You’re also really close to gay bars like the Stonewall Inn and Cubbyhole.
As for the stay, we enjoyed the apartment. The room is equipped with a bed, a space heater, a towel, and that’s about it. Don’t expect much else, i.e. additives touches, hospitality, or amenities that will boost the experience to 5 stars. For instance, there was a nail clipper left on our windowsill when we checked in, which was already opened for clipping (clearly not for the guests but rather, residue from past stays).
Aside from this, the apartment is shared with a young man. He is extremely pleasant but if you’re worried about staying/sharing an apartment with someone else or simply would prefer a private space, this is not the stay for you. It’s really for young singles, accustomed to group living, dorm life, etc.
We had a problem with opening the apartment door too. The lock is quite stiff and we’d recommend some practice before coming home at 3am after a long night and trying to open this door. Not to mention there’s two separate lock holes. You’re supposed to use the bottom one and after 5minutes of trying, we decided to call the host. He wasn’t very helpful...after that, we asked our roommate to show us how to open the door properly before we went out for the night. Otherwise, we’d be locked out of our own apartment. How frustrating!
All in all, the stay was good, not great. But definitely a nice place to rest your head if you’re in and out of the city and/or traveling. The bathroom is very clean, as is the kitchen. There is a TV in the living room, equipped with Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Youtube. But not many rules about the shared space. Can we use the kitchen? How do we work the TV? Would I be able to cook a meal? What’s off-limits? It’s ambiguous...