Tom & Lily's garden loft was amazing and here are 5 reasons why you should stay here:
1. The apartment is beautiful. The art & plants you see in the picture are 110% accurate and beautiful. It is a super clean space as there was not a spot left at all. With that being said, you gotta take your shoes off when coming in, NYC streets are dirty, and there's a shelf to put your shoes on when you're coming into the space.
2. Everything is in walking distance. It's a 5-minute walk to the subway, and on the way to the walk there is so much insanely good street art and there are dozens of shops and coffee spots on the way to the subway. I went to the cutest nail salon nearby called Local Honey. I saw 4 photo shoots happening while I was walking through the neighborhood.
3. Their book collection is fantastic! They have books about NYC artists and about illustration and so much more. One morning I just spent time combing through them. I liked them so much I even looked one up to buy online!
4. The room has the perfect amount of space, and plenty of places to set your things. I had enough stuff for a week, and my things fit perfectly. I'm 5'2" and I could get into the lost without having to duck at all.
5. Tom and Lily are very friendly and accommodating. They were in good communication prior to my arrival. My flight arrived late, and Tom was able to stay later to let me in. Lily stopped by later to pick up a few things, and was very nice. They weren't in the loft, as they lived somewhere else nearby. The other guests were all international and just as friendly.