Words aren’t enough to describe how lovely this place is! Hands down not your typical airbnb~ As lovely as the place is, I’ve been so fortunate to have met these amazing, respectful, kind-hearted, warm, accommodating, very responsive hosts with their adorable little one during my stay! It literally is legit “charmante„ esp. my favorite spot “their mini library„ where they evidently put so much love and care in every detail (book lovers, writers, artists~ what are you guys waiting for?), making me appreciate this space even more!!! Really fantastic studio and too bad, I only had such a short time to enjoy this lovely private space!! All essentials were provided during my stay and they are super responsive hosts!
It was also a bonus to simply enjoy a bit of their fresh open backyard planted with some greens, fresh garden herbs, surrounded by some trees - very refreshing sound to hear with the nice autumn morning breeze with the trees and birds chirping as I did some quick morning stretch. And ofc my lovely host Ayesha, gave me a quick tour of their backyard along with her cute adorable one!
It was also so thoughtful of them to provide me with that heated water pack/bottle to help warm me when I felt a bit chilly my first night. I did not end up using it and bundling up worked well enough but I really appreciated that kind gesture. I also got to greet some of their friendly neighbors too during my stay.
If you happen to be in the Bronx and wanted to visit NY botanical garden or the zoo. (Calling out all nature lovers out there- an absolute must-visit garden!!!) - very ideal location for this. It is only a one-stop train ride via Metro North station away (this could take you to grand central terminal in manhattan in 30mins if I am not mistaken, but I did not get the chance to since I was on a work-related stay) - though a bit of a walk or a bus ride to get to that station but very doable. There’s also a closer walk to another Gun Hill train station going to the city with diff. lines (I did not get chance going here). If you are bringing your car, parking could be tricky with the alternate parking (but only Mondays, Wednesdays so it is something you could work around but it helps planning ahead with parking) , also late nights might be trickier but doable. Other than that, it isn’t bad at all especially during the day especially Sundays plus there’s bus stops within walking distance and the Gun Hill station and uber rides plenty available in the area.
Sorry for this lengthy share/feedback folks! ;) but hope this helps out a bit.
Thank you again A and J for this one-of-a-kind airbnb experience! More power to the both of you! ;)