Ayana’s apartment is truly beautiful on the inside, well-decorated, and has lots of character. It’s about an 11 minute walk to the subway, and surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops, and supermarkets. It’s not the cleanest or nicest neighborhood, but that’s kind of what you sign up for with NYC. We never felt unsafe walking around the area, and were happy with the proximity to lots of stuff. In particular, we had an amazing bagel at Lula Bagel, and really enjoyed the food/coffee at Barista & The Baker.
As a host, Ayana was extremely responsive and helpful! We had a Wi-Fi issue on the first day and she worked hard to get it fixed as soon as possible! As for the apartment itself, the kitchen is well stocked, but not as clean as one would hope. The rest of the apartment was tidy, and the bed was sufficiently comfortable. The street is quite noisy, we were woken up a lot of times in the early morning, but that’s to be expected in a city that never sleeps. All in all, it was a good stay. Thank you, Ayana!