Upon arrival, the listing said check in time was 3p-5pm. I assumed that was the time schedule that we are able to check in. It wasn’t. I called the number that was provided for check in and I guess it was the husband I’m assuming that told me the room was still being cleaned and won’t be ready until 4pm but to give him a call at 3:45. I called him at 3:45, and he did not answer. At 4pm I called twice. He answered on the 2nd call and told me to go inside the smoke shop next door to get the key. I was confused….why didn’t he just tell me to get the key from the smoke shop hours before at a certain time instead of waiting on the corner with a bunch of drug sales going on. When we got the key from the smoke shop, the guy walked us up (obviously high off weed) there was maybe 100 flies in the stairwell leading up to the apartment due to trash bags being in the hallway. When we walked in we noticed the lock was broken and the flies found their way inside the apartment. LOTS OF THEM. Immediately rubbed me the wrong way. There was towels in the bathroom hanging from the shower. And 2 towels folded on the basket. My guests and I didn’t feel comfortable using any of the towels that were hanging because how do we know it’s actually clean when there were towels folded. The guy from the smoke shop showed us the AC units in each room. Didn’t show us how to turn them on and KEEP them on. When he walked us to the kitchen he stated “there are clothes in the washer and dryer, If you need to use the washer, just throw the clothes into the dryer to dry them.” In my mind, this place was not ready for us to be welcomed in cleanliness. Throughout the entire day, it was hot as heck because the AC units refused to stay on. They would turn on with the power button and turn right back off by themselves even when I lowered the temperature range as preferred to our liking. Later on at night I noticed in the kitchen, there were roaches crawling all over the counter tops and baby eggs that had hatched. I went to the rooms and there were roaches on the bed. I notified the host that I can’t stay here because of my asthma and my friends have a phobia of bugs and the ac isn’t working properly and all they said was I apologize for the inconvenience, you can leave the key with the smoke shop. Instead of giving me a call to give me some type of reassurance that this problem has been addressed and it’s going to be fixed, that’s what I got.
As far as the area, of course it is loud as heck because of the area being in the center of Brooklyn, but me being there with 5 of my friends all being gay, didn’t feel too safe going out late at night when there’s drug deals going on in the corner downstairs.
Also, the beds were definitely not appropriately dressed. And one of them fitted sheets In The room with two beds didn’t even fit the mattress. Also in the living room, it looked like there was a cum stain on the sofa that was pretty noticeable. To sum this stay up, my friends and I did not sleep at all that night, we stood awake because of how hot it was and the roaches and flies being a discomfort…we left at 9am and did not have instructions on what to do with the key. I assumed to give the key to the smoke shop. But it was a Sunday morning and they were not open at 9am. So I left it inside the drawer with the forks and spoons, and left the door unlocked so they don’t have to pay for a locksmith like the previous guests had to do. I texted about the check out process and still waiting on a response a day after check out. I have pictures and videos to prove all the above. I do not recommend this stay for anyone who likes to stay in cleanliness and comfort. Side note: bring your own corkscrew because they don’t have one.