The apartment is in fact squeaky clean, using the word “spotless” in the description is really no exaggeration! This is the cleanest apartment we ever rented! The beds are great, better than any hotel bed I ever slept in, and I have stayed in some pretty expensive hotels.
Our host Joe was extremely nice, professional, and maintained perfect communication throughout our stay.
At first sight, the neighborhood seems a bit shady, with a lot of trash in the streets and some trashy houses. However, keep in mind this is New York City. On the plus side, the neighborhood was surprisingly quiet during the night, more to that at the end.
The available parking spot behind the house is priceless! The subway line 3 will take you straight to Manhattan in about 35 minutes and is just a 5 minute walk from the apartment to the station.
We gave this apartment a five star rating and it absolutely deserves it in every aspect. However, I don’t think I would stay there again because we had extremely noisy upstairs neighbors with stomping, dropping things, moving stuff etc. every night until 3:30am. After three nights, we finally decided to contact Joe to ask them to be a bit more considerate, which he immediately did. Unfortunately, that night was the worst. I can only hope that the host will reflect this behavior in the other guests’ review. We probably just had bad luck with having these people above us, and these issues are beyond the host’s control. However, if you are a light sleeper, make sure to bring a white noise generator or ear plugs – just in case.
P.S.: If the upstairs apartment is similar to this one and available, I would definitely come back!!!