My sister & I stayed in Ergun room for 1 week while he was away in Turkey.
Ergun & Modeste (his roommate) are both great guys! Both are easy going, welcoming, generous and truthworthy.
They were also very accommodating in allowing us to dropped off our luggage first (11am) before the checkin time of 3pm.
A pleasant surprise was when we dropped off our luggage & the room was available for us to settle in! The last guest had checked out early & Modeste went out of his way to kindly have our room cleaned & ready for us! 😊
I didn't have a chance to meet Ergun because he was in a Turkey but he was always highly responsive & informative to any questions or requests during the booking process and stayed in regular touch throughout our stay to ensure we had everything we needed.
I wanted to highlight what an honorable person Ergun was during my interaction with him. During my inquiry & booking process...the Airbnb system automatically increases the pricing on places as the reservations dates neared.
The initial total quote to the pricing at the time of inquiry & my finalized booking was different...so I questioned Ergun about it. He had not change any pricing on his end & went to investigate this. He discovered it was Airbnb automatic system that increased it. He promptly went into the system to adjust & lower the nighty rate to closely match what I was expecting to pay for my week stay, no question asked. This to me showed me what a principled person he was.
The apartment and bedroom was great! (exactly as pictured).The whole apartment is kept tidy & clean.
I liked that outside shoes are encouraged to be left at the entrance closet and that they provide indoor slippers to be used.
Ergun's bed was super comfy.
Modeste is friendly & took great care of us. He always had coffee, tea, biscuits & cereals available to us. We were also generously offered bagels & cream cheese as well as other contents in the fridge.
We enjoyed hanging out in the living room with Modeste the rare nights we weren't out exploring NYC watching the Open US Open tennis matches we didn't have tickets for. 🎾
All the small details & touches they both implement as hosts made us both feel very much at home in their apartment. 🙂
The apartment is located in the wonderfully culturally diverse neighbourhood of Astoria. It is conveniently close to the N train station at 30th Ave which was ~3 blocks away)
There are lots of choices for restaurants, shops & grocery nearby on 30th & 31st Ave, and on Broadway or Steinway.
Location wise it's also easy access to Manhattan ~20mins on the Metro or to the airport (LGA) (~25mins by bus or ~15mins w/ Lift or Uber).
We come to NYC to watch the US Open 🎾 tennis tournament annually and their apartment is a gem! 💎 Easy commute to both Flushing & Manhattan.
We will definitely come back and stay here again next year!
Thank you Ergun & Modeste for your warm & kind hospitality!
We will stay in touch & hope to host you both in Calgary, Canada in the future! 😊 🍁
Warmest regards, Duc and Teecy 💛