My company sent me out to New York from San Francisco for a 6 month assignment. I signed up for this apartment for 2 months since this was the minimum amount of time you could stay, with the possibility of extending my stay for the additional 4 months.

In short, my stay was terrible and would not recommend staying here for any period of time. There are far better apartments to rent out throughout Manhattan. Here a little more information on the apartment and the reason for my poor review.

This apartment is a 5th floor walkup, meaning it's located on the 5th floor and there is no elevator in the building. The apartment is located next to a housing authority building (I believe it is Nathan Straus), so the area where the surrounding can be unsafe when heading home in the late evening.

When moving into the apartment, I quickly noticed that there were quite a few things wrong with the apartment, so immediately reached out to the my contact at USA Stay. They were quick to say they would address and fix all my concerns, but did not.

The washer/dryer did not work and they never fixed it. During the last week of my stay, they had a new one delivered, but it was left in the middle of the kitchen and the broken one was not removed. The dishwasher was not properly installed, so whenever you open the door, it would fall out from under then countertop. The pots, pans, and other cooking utensils were gross and unusable.

The blanket on the bed was not cleaned and sheets were stained. The soap holder in the shower was broken and the ceiling paint in the bathroom was peeling.

Overall, I had to spend over $200 to get new sheets, have the blanket cleaned, lightbulbs, pots, pans, and cooking utensils.

They could not even provide me with a mail key, which I asked for a number of times, so I wasn't able to get the cards my grandmother sent me.

Lastly, the apartment listing shows cable, but it's actually a Roku device and unless you have an active account with a cable service provider and login information, there isn't much you can watch.

To give them credit, the one request they did follow through with was providing me with a spare key/fab to the building and apartment, but no mail key.

Apologies for the ramble, but I just want to make sure that no other person has an awful experience similar to the one I had.