Overall this was a wonderful place to stay. If I had the chance I'd rent this place again.
I'd never rented an Air BnB before and I'm not sure what is typical for these sorts of apartments in this zip code and for this price, but here's my two cents:
BEST FEATURES:
- The location of the apartment is absolutely the best feature. It was so easy to get around NYC from this location. There are shops and restaurants just around the corner from the apartment with plenty to see, but the street itself was quiet and safe.
- The hosts were fabulous. When we had trouble (a lightbulb burned out, a key that won't turn) they solved the problem immediately.
- The bathroom is newly remodeled; clean and bright and comfortable.
- The bedrooms are bright and cool, with big windows and an A/C window unit in each. We were asked to leave the units off when not in the apartment of course, but two minutes after turning on the rooms were cool and comfy.
DISADVANTAGES:
- This is mentioned in the listing, but be aware that you're on the fourth floor and there are 55 steps to get to the apartment. It's a workout!
- The bedroom arrangements were different than pictured. There are two bedrooms- one with a full bed and one with a twin bed (the picture shows a futon in the second bedroom). The television set is facing the bed, not a couch (not that you could watch TV anyway).
- The beds are terribly uncomfortable. The twin size bed has an *extremely* firm mattress, and the full size bed is extremely soft, covered in a thick foam pad. We didn't sleep very comfortably I'm sorry to say.
- The arrangement and quantity of the furniture was a bit baffling. The dresser is located at the foot of the full bed, blocking the drawers. The smaller room has THREE chairs in it, one of which blocks the closet. You have to shimmy past a mostly-empty bookshelf to get into the room. The apartment is, if anything, over-furnished.
- Similarly, the amenities are a bit excessive. There are THREE coffee makers, 21 plates, four bowls, dozens of forks and spoons, four frying pans, three saucepans (for a two-burner plug-in range), eight coffee cups, six bottles of shampoo, and seven chairs, to list a few. I guess there's nothing wrong with being stocked, but how many people can even fit in the apartment? And it was bizarre that a folding table was placed in the kitchen solely to rest the microwave on. It would have made more sense to put it on the kitchen cabinet, but they were all stuffed with crockery. Where's Marie Kondo when you need her?
SUMMARY:
You should rent this place. It's worth it. The disadvantages are nitpicky ones but I wanted to be honest. At the end of the day we had a great time and we would stay here again in a heartbeat!