Vera was a great host.
When I first arrived at her house I was late because it was during the hurricane Ida. Vera was sweet and greeted me with a very lovely introduction and showed me the amenities, she was wearing a mask the whole time. There’s a mini fridge in the room that even had soda, juice, water if I wanted and even a basket with fruits.
The neighborhood is really pretty, where all houses are historical landmark brownstones.
I spent 5 nights at her place, her house is really really pretty with a lot of details in wood and very spacious. She left me to have my privacy and we almost didn’t see each other during the first few days. The following days I chose the opportunity to get to know her, the stories of her life and she showed me her chickens, her garden and I got to meet her dog named Princess and her cat named Tiger, they’re both sweet and very friendly but keep to themselves and won’t bother you, they’ll follow Vera around the house.
The second night it happened that the shades fell when I tried to open and she was apologetic, asking me if I was ok and if wanted to be changed right away. She was always available for any requests and questions over a text message.
I got to meet some of her adult children. One night she cooked from things she had in her garden and asked me if I wanted some food, on my last night she asked me if I wanted her to do my laundry for me and on my last day I got to know her culture from Barbados, she cooked more for me, left me do my laundry and even allowed me to leave a few things at her house as I ran some errands around the city, all this past my time to check out. She even called a few of her contacts and tried to help me find a place to live for the month.
I chose to rent this Airbnb because I was in a hard situation in my life, the love and affection I was received from someone I had never met before made me feel like home. I first walked in as a guest/host and left with a friend that I could count for life.
I super recommend you to stay here. Vera it’s an amazing person and will do anything to make you feel at home!