Every once in a while, you book an AirBNB that reminds you why the company became a phenomenon in the first place. At its best, it temporarily provides a new context to consider what a home and a life can be. Discover unfamiliar habits and rhythms, and step into someone else's life.
Stefanie's rental is such a place. What a gem!
I really enjoyed the apartment, and the neighborhood in which it's situated. As a former New Yorker that left in 2020, it was wonderful to see the city again, back in full force, flush with young people from all over the world, trying to make something of themselves.
Slurp a world-class bowl of ramen down the street. Discover new work by great artists at the fabulous Mast Books around the corner. Scratch your head at the fashion choices of the twenty-somethings on Houston. Smoke something in Tompkins Square Park while a street kid strums a guitar and sings Marley. Cure that Saturday morning headache with a proper schmear from Russ & Daughters.
Rent Stefanie's cozy studio, live a couple days as a New Yorker, and discover why this invincible city is the capital of the Western Hemisphere. You won't be sorry.