I stayed here for a month and commuted to Lincoln Hospital. I would NOT stay here again, nor would I recommend it to anyone. Ad is very inaccurate.

Martine and her son are very nice & mostly quiet. I had space in fridge, but very little space in freezer or cabinets.

I had several very tense encounters with drug dealers and was nearly mugged while walking to subway. I was followed for several blocks. By email she told me many times that it was a safe neighborhood and that she never had problems. Once I arrived, she told me there had been many problems and that she did not walk at night.

They are inside SMOKERS and the house smells awful! Old butts were placed in the kitchen trash. It was almost impossible to use the kitchen/main areas.

The bed is a FUTON, not a "real bed" as stated in the ad, and just larger than a twin (smaller than full). During booking, I was told that it was a large bed that could accommodate two people. None of bedding fit properly. Very cheap polyester pillows.

The small desk is impossible to use due to the room arrangement.

The bedroom reeks of moth balls.

The AC is right above your head so it blows on your face all night (diverter did not work well). The main house does NOT have AC and typically hovered above 80-90! Windows were NOT fully opened so NO air flow.

There were FLEAS in house! I told her about it and she did nothing while I was there. I was covered in flea bites. DISGUSTING!

They have a CAT, not in ad, that goes in whole house. On arrival, she said it stayed downstairs - NOT TRUE!

The house is dirty - food on the counter, spilled stuff in the fridge and freezer, moldy washing machine, mildew all over the bathroom, dirty handprints on walls/doors, splattered food on cabinets/walls/floor/ceiling. Everything felt grimy. "Clean" kitchen items frequently had food/oil/bugs on it. I had to always wear shoes in the house because the floors were dirty. They fry a lot of food and never clean the stove (several mm of grime). I HATED being in the kitchen.

The house is full of flies and other insects, and EGGS, especially the kitchen and my room. The heat, moisture, poor air flow, and lackluster cleaning was a haven for bugs. It was impossible to prepare food without several flies descending onto your food.

They frequently left uncovered food on the counter and in fridge. The fridge smelled badly due to rotten food (not just strong smelling food).

The kitchen is poorly equipped, it lacks a: microwave, coffee pot, large cups, food storage, non-porous cutting boards, strainer. Every knife is dull. They keep leftovers in the pots, so the two regular size pots were often unavailable to use.

Most days I would find all six of the ice cube trays EMPTY in the freezer.