The good:
Gorgeous space! Clean, tidy, great decor!
Extra perks! Bread, OJ, snacks, were unexpected and a delightful treat.
Walkable neighborhood! We didn’t use this as a home base for NYC/Manhattan but stayed on Staten Island and were able to walk to food, convince stores, liquor store, and food mart.
Responsive host! Quick messaging responses and gave a 30 minute early check in.
The annoying:
Lots of rules! I get it, a space like this deserves to be protected. BUT beware of small and annoying/threatening rules like, “no make up on towels.”I mean howwwwww is that even possible? We stressed the whole visit about the potential extra fines! Also, read the fine print about what space you get access to with the rental.
phone/ key app- requires you download a phone app as your key for entry. I found that step a bit annoying (but I’m admittedly a bit slow to adopt new tech) and had to keep reminding myself that apparently the app is a safer option than a key pad.