Y'all. Let me just tell you about Brandon.
I arrived in NYC for a long weekend vacation with my FIVE AUNTS, from all over the country, only to find out that the reservations we had booked through a website similar to AirBnB (starts with a V) had fallen through due to the host never responding, and the 6 of us were now in NYC with no where to stay. I whipped out my phone to try and save the day, and saw Brandon's place happened to be available and could accommodate 6. I emailed him through AirBnB saying that I knew it was totally last minute but was there any way his place was available THAT DAY for the weekend?? Brandon responded to me in THREE MINUTES and proceeded to be just the kindest, friendliest, most responsive and conscientious person we could have asked for - he truly saved our trip!
We came over to his place just about an hour after I had first emailed and then called him, and he apologized for not having it in its normal state of cleanliness given the ONE HOUR of notice - well, it must be pretty dang clean for most stays, because we had absolutely no complaints in that area whatsoever (and some of my aunts are, ummm, well they would have noticed!). His downstairs bed was SO comfortable, as were the sheets, that I asked him what brand they were when we checked out.
We were really impressed by the value of the place, as we rented Brandon's place with an outside seating area and hottub, plus projector tv and extensive movie collection, in a great location, for less than we were originally going to pay for our first place that fell through!
Overall it was a great experience - I would absolutely stay with Brandon again if we were in the city, or recommend him to anyone. He really helped avert a budding disaster and turn it into a lovely and relaxing vacation. I highly recommend his place to anyone!