Neighborhood/Location:
The apartment was in a very residential area that felt really homey. My boyfriend and I arrived to NY late, and even though we were walking to the apartment at around midnight, I still felt safe. There are two train stations close by - Utica and Kingston, 10 mins away. There is also a convenience store down the block with no minimum credit card charge.
Pros of the room:
- Private bathroom with shampoo, conditioner, bodywash
- Big and small towels provided for each guest
- Common area was super bright and clean
- Keypad at the door - so if you arrive late like we did, you won't have to worry about meeting someone for the keys
- The room has its own key to lock your stuff in when you leave, along with a key for the front door
- Shower water pressure is great
Cons of the room:
- When we opened the door, a really strong odor hit us. It was a musty, stale smell - almost like a wet dog. We ended up leaving the door and window open for a bit every night, using a fan for ventilation, and febreezing everything. No matter how many times we did this, the smell was still strong every time we came back to the room.
- Bugs don't bother me since they're common in warmer weather, but it might bother others. There were ants crawling along the edges of the room, and we saw a centipede the first night. And since we had to leave the window open for the smell, a fly flew in.
- Sometimes there will only be cold water to shower in, and this may be because someone else is also showering in the other bathroom in the hall.
All in all, it would have been a great stay. But the smell was a big issue for us, especially since we had to deal with it every night.