Apartment was spacious by NYC standards, bedrooms small but good sized lounge, relatively well equipped and large kitchen and large bathroom. Beds very comfortable. Location great for accessing most of Manhattan, very central and a number of subway stations within a few blocks. But not the nicest part of Manhattan. Smoke shop beside building meant smell of weed was ever present. Chap that meet us very friendly and responsive great communication as we travelled in from JFK.
But apartment is tired and could do with a good refresh. Superficial spruce up has been done, but showing it’s age. Old, stained grout, loose power plugs, chipped tiles.
Bed linen and towels old, mismatched and discoloured. Cleaned as best as you can when a place is old.
Concern that the address of the property is different to that provided, and note on fridge advising us to say we were friends of the owner (illegal sublet?), and suggestion bad review would be given if we didn’t give a good review ourselves. And a washer/dryer was in listing but not provided. Foldout couch was broken - it was suggested by the man who greeted us this was a recent issue, and delivery of new one was imminent (as in while we were there) but reviews indicate it had been broken for months. My son had to sleep on a blowup couch that took up precious lounge space while we were there (it was comfortable luckily).
Probably still good value for money compared to alternatives, but overall disappointing due to general rundown condition and multiple misleading aspects.