We stayed at rebeccas place for 6 nights. Needless to say the home is very cozy and Rebecca was very organised with her manual that was pre-emailed to us before the arrival.
She even allowed us to put 2 of our suitcases in her living room after some thought, though i did mention to her much before id be travelling with 4 suitcases, since we are on work, and common areas were mentioned to be used freely, being an airbnb ofcourse. So incase you are travelling with certain requirements, its best you mention them from before.
The manual also suggested we do not converse with anyone in the building because New Yorkers don't do so. Just a nod is fine it said. We were wondering what sort of New Yorkers this might have been referring to--the ones we encountered, including her neighbors, were very friendly.
Rebecca was present at home throughout our stay, (so for starters if one is not comfortable with a person perpetually present, this is not the place for you) and we periodically got nods from her the whole time.
We were even asked if we have travelled enough, since we havent reviewed any of our bnb stays) and we seemed unaware of the "American Way".
I suggest please carry your own coffee or tea, washing powder etc. We were told off for using it but since every item that could be used was labelled as accessible, we assumed that the coffee was a part of it (other air bnbs we stayed have either got coffee left for use or not there at all). So, bring your supplies with you, incase u wonder what to do. Sincere apologies for using a little, was unaware.
On that note if you're elsewhere in the world (from my experience traveling 40 countries) hosts usually greet their guests with the same warmth they would their friends or aquaintances.
The location is fantastic, room is small - just about enough for 2, close to restaurants and bars and subway and you can find food closeby at any time of the night. Just make sure you separate your garbage/waste as she is particular about making compost which was great and impressive.
The backyard is beautiful but sadly we could't use it, since it was raining most of the days we were present.
A great learning experience.