***************************** The Good Part**************************
My Current Awareness:
I know this property has a lot of good reviews. I am only providing my feedback as per my experience. IN New York, it was my second stay overall but through Airbnb its my first New York stay.
Communication with Uri:
He was super communicative. Every detail was provided to me in advance. I did not even need to bother him for anything and I was aware of all the things he wanted to communicate a couple of days before the Checkin. I was coming from my 2 tours back to back and I was only looking for a place to crash with my family (total 3). Initially, I searched for 3 Guests stay but may be as per urgent reservation from my Bus, somehow I missed to book for the third Guest, but Uri ensured to gather all the details in advance and got the place ready before the Checkin Date. Excellent communication - Thumbs up
Property:
1 min walk from the Subway. Very convenient. Closed by the market, however Market closes a little earlier but still you have places nearby to get stuff. Uri communicated about some shops but I was carrying some stuff to eat. It was nice that Uri tried to help without me even asking.
******************************** The Not so Good Part ********************************
a) I did not expect a luxury apartment but a nice decent place for the sleep over.
b) It costed me $320 for 2 nights. I found it really expensive & I CANNOT say you get what you paid for.
c) I realized that I booked it in quite urgency and I should have looked for a decent hotel first.
d) I checked later and found that there are plenty hotels available in $250 - $300 price range.
e) There was no breakfast included.
f) Very small bed room and the room door cannot be closed as the Refrigerator is placed such a way that it blocks the door.
g) The property is in the backside basement.
h) Cleanliness - Towels & bed were cleaned but we found dust and hairs at all other places. Its an old little furniture in the very small room. We found 2 used disposable plates in the kitchen racks. Coffee Jar was also not cleaned. Hence we did not use Coffee Machine. I did not use the Microwave either.
i) I have no idea if the Nearby Subway station is making this property Expensive but I did not feel a single thing for that price.
Suggestions for Upcoming Guests:
If you need to spend that much, may be look for a Hotel first. I prefer home cooked food, so I made a mistake and looked for AIRBNB first & booked an Entire space including Kitchen, which is hard to find in Hotels.
Suggestions for the Host:
I do not think the Host can do any much change in the property as it is a small property. But still, I believe they can ensure more cleanliness. They can also provide some basic breakfast items at least to make it more appealing for the guests. I suggested that as I found that at my other Airbnb stays before.
Would I stay here next time?
Though the Host provides 10% discount on the next stay to the Nice Guests with positive reviews, but I would avoid my next stay here. It was just an Okay type of stay that costed me $320 for two nights and I did not enjoy "The Stay".