Our stay at this Airbnb had a series of ups and down and started off quite rocky. Upon moving in, we were informed that the cleaner was unable to come and we were given keys by the previous guest. The apartment had clearly been lived in and the bathroom was a little gross. To top it off, the shower did not drain at all. Galina was able to secure us a cleaner and handyman to take care of that, within the first couple days. But we had to shower at our gym, while awaiting the cleaning. Galina was apologetic and communicative throughout the process but the first day in a frankly gross bathroom was unacceptable.
Later on in our stay, she notified us that work needed to be done to replace the shower base. We didn’t have a choice on the matter, and she and the worked were around the entire day while we could not use the bathroom or the kitchen. That evening, we had to shower at the gym again. Within the next couple days the shower knob broke off. Not wanting further repairs (that would’ve taken a full day to replace the entire shower) we just bought a set of pliers to turn on and off the shower, (she did reimburse the pliers).
Besides the bathroom, the place is really nice for remotely working professionals and convenient to the L, for access to Brooklyn and the rest of Manhattan. The mattress is comfortable and the working areas are ideal. Overall, nice place but expensive for the aforementioned inconveniences and the lack of privacy from the host. Did I mention she asked us to try to coordinate selling her shelf on FB marketplace, while she was abroad?