I lived in this Airbnb for 2 months during a move to NYC. During that time I was surprised by the condition of the unit, especially compared to the reviews that previous guests had left. I would recommend it, but you should go in with the proper expectations.
Pros:
- Management is really friendly; genuinely kind people
- Great location convenient to downtown and major transportation lines, with lots of coffee shops and good restaurants in easy walking distance
- Warm and dry
- Cheap
- Blackout curtains work well
- Actually a real listing, unlike dozens of others that I tried in NYC
Cons:
- Building is really run down. Some of the stairs are literally collapsing
- Front door to the building doesn't shut well. As a result I found it open about a dozen times during my stay - this is a pretty serious security risk
- Only the most *basic* utensils and kitchenware are supplied. Things that I expected that I instead had to buy myself - lids that fit the cookware, a knife sharp enough to cut things, a spatula, a sponge, paper towels, hand towels, gloves to hold hot pans, trash bags
- Dark - a few more lights would have been nice
- Cannot open windows - the windows literally fall out of the wall if you try to open them. On reporting this to management their solution was "don't open the windows." This became a problem when trying to cook, as the fire alarm is pretty sensitive and there is no other ventilation