This is a nice place for a short rental. We read through all aspects of this listing and viewed all the pictures and decided to stay based on that. Just be aware that you have a college dorm miniature fridge and no microwave or toaster. You will be eating out for almost every meal while you stay there.
We had 2 major issues (one of which we addressed with the host during our stay), but Francis did not handle it very well and we left with no resolution.
The listing states there is an elevator and it states it is single level and has no stairs in the home. After retrieving the key/fob from outside, we enter the building and there is a set of 8 stairs. We contacted the host and asked if there was another entrance that does not have stairs. He pointed out the mistake we made was not telling him that we were bringing a scooter to his rental. (It was something we overlooked because the listing plainly states there is an elevator and no stairs in the home.)
He said we had to use that entrance and mentioned multiple times that he could refund us the full amount of the rental and we could find another rental. (After we found out about the stairs we looked at other rentals and they would have been another $1000-$2000 for the week). We hauled the scooter up the stairs, since we had no other options. We ended up finding out that the main entrance has an elevator for wheelchairs and scooters, so we used that for the rest of the week that we were there.
The second major issue is the bathroom. The shower is raised 14” off the floor. (Imagine walking up stairs and skipping 1 step, that is the height as you climb into the shower). There is no handle to enter or exit the shower onto the tile flooring. This is a major accident waiting to happen (and also against NYC code). We did not address this with the host because of how we were treated with the prior issue and the fact that it is going to require construction from a professional to fix whoever installed the shower initially.