This apartment was advertised as having air conditioning, but when we arrived the air conditioning units were not installed. New York City was experiencing an unseasonable heat wave that weekend and temperatures in the apartment reached 30+ degrees Celsius. We even considered checking into a hotel nearby to escape the heat. When we contacted Maya (the host), she was unapologetic about the problem and offered no solution. At times we didn’t hear from her for upwards of 12 hours.