Great place to stay. The Blue Room is small but spacious enough. Perfect for what I needed, which was just a crash pad between packed days. Loved having a lockable door. I also really appreciated the way they organised their Netflix profiles so each room had their own :D. I didn’t take advantage of the full kitchen, but it’s a great setup, complete with snacks, spices, and filtered water.
Alex and his partner, Kate, were great hosts – they kept to themselves, but were easily reachable, even when I messaged that I was stuck on the subway after midnight (for check-in).
After staying in a place with one bathroom for up to 8 tenants, I very much appreciated that this place had two FULL bathrooms.
Note that this is a smoking-friendly stay – I didn’t look that far into the amenities of the listing; their other listing has this mentioned in the title – and sometimes the smell was eye-wateringly strong, but I managed to keep it out of my room by blocking the door. There was also an air freshener installed, which helped.
There IS a subway stop just a couple blocks from Alex’s home, which was convenient in the mornings, but during the time I stayed, the metro from NYC ran express late nights (after 10PM) skipping this stop, meaning you have to walk ~15 minutes from the previous stop. Not all bad, but if you’re planning on seeing Broadway shows in the city, be aware of this – as a solo female traveller, I felt more comfortable walking back along Fulton than Atlantic.
I was woken in the mornings at 8AM by passing trains, which was a pretty good alarm clock, and I’m not complaining, but if you’d prefer to sleep in (or are a light sleeper and turn in early – they also run past midnight), this might not be the right place for you.
As others have mentioned, this location is not walkable to touristy areas; it takes about 30 minutes by bus/subway to get to DUMBO, Williamsburg, or Prospect Park. It was about 45 - 50 minutes to my stops in Midtown NYC.
There is a glorious menagerie of pets, but they’re generally kept to Alex and Kate’s room. I mostly saw Zim, the cat, but had the absolute pleasure of making the acquaintances of pups Mara and Sara. They were all sweet, clean, and so friendly <3