I had an amazing time staying at Elene’s air bnb. The apartment was in an amazing location in Bushwick. It was only a block away from the subway making it very convenient to get around the city. There are a lot of great restaurants and bodegas within walking distance as well. The area is very pleasant, safe, with low car and foot traffic.
The apartment was clean, and very aesthetically pleasing. Elene has an artistic, eclectic style. It was cute and cozy, I really felt at home there. Our room was located in the basement and was just perfect for our needs. It was a nice, comfortable 68 F in the room during the day, but when night came around and it started to get cold, the heat kicked on and had the room perfectly toasty for us. The king bed was so comfortable, with equally comfortable pillows and bedding. There were additional blankets provided on a rack outside of our room in case we needed them. There was a small bathroom downstairs to use, and a bathroom upstairs to use with a shower. Both bathrooms were very neat and clean. I never had any issues needing to wait for the bathroom. Towels and amenities such as shampoo and body wash were generously provided if needed.
Elene and the other air bnb guests down the hall were very friendly, laid-back and quiet. The only thing that might be worth mentioning is that you could hear the upstairs neighbors playing music when we came back Saturday night around 2 AM, but I personally had no issue with it. I lived in NY for 2 years, it’s the city that never sleeps and city noises are to be expected 24/7 haha! It wasn’t egregiously loud or anything, and since the room is in the basement it wasn’t that bad. If you are a light sleeper, just make sure to bring some earplugs; preferably headphones so you can play some music or nature sounds to offset any background noise going on.
Elene was also so kind as to allow us to keep our suitcases at the Airbnb for a few hours after check-out since our bus back home didn’t leave until 5 hours past check-out. That was a huge help and took a lot of stress off our minds, knowing we didn’t have to lug all of our possessions around for hours.
A small thing that might be worth remembering is that there isn’t a microwave in the kitchen, but a small toaster oven. So if you choose to reheat leftovers, that is what you will have to use. It was really easy and convenient, but we could only heat smaller portions of food in it at one time. There is an oven you could use if you need to heat up more food at once, though!
All in all, I had an amazing stay here and I truly look forward to being able to stay with Elene again when I come back to NYC!