LOCATION: Very convenient. Right between 2 SUBWAY stations and 14th crosstown BUS.👍
2 AIR CONDITIONERS: ONE in the living room and ONE in the bedroom! NYC is very hot and humid in the summer so this was a necessity! 👍
ONE BEDROOM: Privacy is a plus when traveling with other people especially when you need to get on conference calls. 👍
BED in bedroom: FULL SIZE and bit small for two people (NOT queen size bed). We took an air mattress for our one month stay and all 3 of us had a great night rest.
SOFA BED: Comfortable for ONE person. Not a pull-out and therefore sturdy. The sofa covers were stained so we just put a sheet and used it.
SHOWER/small TUB: My teenage daughter was able to SOAK her legs after 6-9hrs of dancing.
LAUNDRY: It is NOT inside the apartmet. It is on the 1st FLOOR - $2 for 30min WASH. $2 for 60min Dryer.
STAIRS- The apartment is located on the 4th floor but the 3rd floor is mezzanine (stairs inside) so it’s like 5TH FLOOR. We got a great work out!
CLEANLINESS- It was clean except for the SHOWER when we arrived. It had small curly hairs on the shower curtain and on the bathroom tiles so I had to rinse down the shower before using it. The two navy towels hanging smelled moldy. The bathroom doesn’t have a fan.
BUGS- There were small bugs in the apartment. I killed a small spider, tiny baby roach, and a small black colored bug. I curled up the carpet so I can immediately spot on the wooden floor to kill it. My son used the yellow and the comforter and would get itchy in the morning.
OVERALL: Our purpose was to stay near where my daughter took a summer intensive so the location was FANTASTIC. Lots of grocery stores and pharmacy nearby. The host ACCEPTED us with one child under 10 and put window bars, and in exchange, the host requested extra cleaning fee $100 to be paid (normally free for monthly guests). Host responded IMMEDIATELY when we got locked out one night and called and reset the code lock. Apartment was old building but neighbors were QUIET. There were plenty of kitchen items for cooking and plates for eating. It felt like we were sharing the apartment with roommates with their stuff including inside the refrigerator. The host offered condiments to be used but most were opened items. One chair was broken, another cracked and single leather sofa had a tare on the arm. There were 1/2 paper towel, 1/2 empty tissue box, and 2 toilet paper for our ONE MONTH stay.
This is a perfect place for those who need to be close to transportation and want to experience living in Manhattan! My daughter wanted to stay and continue living like a real New Yorker.