Awe, we loved staying at Leonarda’s place! There was a mild hiccup during check-in (I’m guessing that the door man on duty at the time was new), but it was quickly resolved.
The apartment was sparkling clean with inviting decor that honestly made us feel right at home. We especially loved the salt lamp in the bedroom as well as the fancy shower head in the bathroom as it was wonderful to come back to the apartment after trawling around in subways and streets all day to a nice shower and a nap.
The Apple TV was a great touch also, and if you like to read, Leonarda’s got a variety of books to choose from too!
The building was clean and well-maintained. The neighbors that we encountered in passing in the building were all really polite.
Someone in the building can COOK and we could always smell something delicious in the hallways and wafting through the walls that made us feel hungry. Luckily, there are some really fantastic and super reasonable spots to eat nearby. Fork & Key was a favorite- try their Jerk Chicken Rasta Pasta. It was heavenly! They are a barely a block away and the owner is amazing. Rei Rei Ken was another favorite of ours if you love ramen or really good fried chicken. Their kara-age is the bomb! They are also open a little later than other restaurants in the immediate area and within a block from the apartment.
A couple words of advice that I have are: If you are not particularly familiar with the area, do not travel far or alone at night time. The train stations are a little ways of a walk and I recommend taking a bus to and from there at night time if you can. Also, make sure you bring cash if you plan to utilize the in-building laundry. The machines only accept a pre-loaded laundry card which you should be able to buy from a little machine in the laundry room to load. During our stay, the machine devoured our $5 and didn’t give us a card and so we then had to make other arrangements for our laundry last minute. The apartment building faces a busy street on one side and a school on the other. If you are a light sleeper, this may be a dealbreaker for you. Definitely bring ear plugs if street noise bothers you.
All of that said, we really enjoyed our stay at Leonarda’s place! She was a very communicative host and easy to reach. I highly, highly recommend her apartment!