My stay at Carly's place was great! I could feel the extra effort she has put to make me feel comfortable and at home- a rare gem in many airbnb experiences I’ve recently had. The room was adorable, the double bed was comfortable, the whole place was very clean, and the flatmate I met was very friendly.
Location is fantastic. Very close to 2 subway stations, nice cafe’s and some urban parks. The neighborhood felt safe to me as a woman even very late (3-4am) at night.
I needed a place to crush at the end of the night, when I’m back from my adventures, then wake up in the (very late) morning and drag myself to the nicest coffee shop around. For that cause the place was perfect.
Keep in mind, the room is very small. I didn’t mind, but if you were planning to stay in your room most of the day (why would you? New York is outside, waiting), you might find it too cozy.
A little warning (about the city, not about this lovely place!) if you are used to european standards regarding public transportation- lower your expectations as much as possible. Nyc subway at night is super slow, where you have 2-3 connections coming every 15-20 minutes without any updates, unsynchronized, and you are surrounded by poor homeless people and urine smells in the stations, waiting for a track that knew better days in the 1950’s. Average commute time from manhattan / Harlem to Brooklynn took me an hour and a half “thanks” to this extremely bad shape public transportation system. Thankfully the house was very close to the station...