Perfect spot! Alanah’s spot is literally a 4 minute walk to the subway station so that was super convenient in terms of getting all over New York City. I was able to go to Central Park, Time Square, the Bronx, New Jersey, and other places from the subway by her place, very convenient and easy to use.
The first day we arrived in New York, Alanah kept checking on us to make sure we didn’t get lost, because me and my cousin got lost (our own fault) because we put in the wrong address and got off at the wrong subway stop, but Alanah was able to guide us back to her place where she greeted us and made us feel like we were at home. She’s very clean, as soon as we got there with our luggage, she sprayed Lysol on the wheels and had us take our shoes off, which I love because I hate when ppl wear shoes in the house and trust me after walking in NYC especially the subways, taking your dirty shoes, SHOULD be a must. No one wants to get sick especially in this current state of the world. I slept really comfortably, and I’m weird about water pressure (I hate when hotels have low pressure and i barely can take a shower) but I was NOT disappointed at all. The water was great (actually it’s better than at my house lol), water was always hot as well.
I never thought I would do a share space experience, but it was amazing! Me and my cousin completed vibed with Alanah, truly I felt like she was my long lost friend! We stayed up late talking basically every night, her personality is so cool, you just want to talk. She’s not pushy or anything, she just does her thing, but she’s someone you wanna get to know. She is a person who has lived a really cool life and has so many life experiences, I still wanna pick her brain about some things. Next time I’m definitely doing yoga with her. We had a packed itinerary every single day, so I was basically gone all the time, but next time I’m definitely trying it.
I would recommend her place to anyone who is open to sharing a place, especially in a cool place such as Harlem. Lots of great coffee shops and eateries, and it’s very unique in culture. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new, you won’t regret it!