[Pros]
- Location is not bad as it is 5-10 mins walk from Yankees stadium so it is quite close to Manhattan, also close to JFK.
- There were almost everything I needed, actually more than that. It has smart TV, couch, queen size bed, small desk, speakers, wardrobe. Wardrobe is quite small but it was okay because I can just throw my clothes on the sofa. In addition, lamps are not bright enough.
[Cons]
- Building elevator’s condition is terrible. It is just not available for a day, sometimes for 3-4 days. You should hope it works when you check in or check out, or when you have heavy belongings.
- House rules are extremely strict regarding cleaning in kitchen and bathroom. She gets so upset when she sees two or three 1 inch hairs or some foam in the bathtub or in the sink. And I had to wipe water sinks in the bathroom and the kitchen every time, because she doesn’t like “roaches”.
- You cannot put your bath stuff on the bathtub or on the sink, or she gets mad. She seemed mad all the time, barely smiles, quite scary tbh.
- You can’t put your food in the fridge for more than 5-6 days, or she gets mad.
- When she gets mad, she will say like “I am so much disappointed in you, I feel bad in my soul, in my heart, I am so mad, etc, etc” for like half an hour, in the middle of the night at 4-5 am, I don’t remember exact time, but I was extremely tired from doing some coding assignment, and I had to hear it standing in the hallway. I paid 1500 for about three weeks yet I had hear this when I am exhausted and also she even complained I use too much electricity and I am home all day, which was not the fact. She sometimes turned on water for like hours for her food in the sink, though she complains over and over again because I one time forgot to turn off the lights.
During that, I said I’ve never seen a bath tub being used with no stuff on it and she was like “Now I understand it, now I understand why every guest got surprised when they see the bathroom.” Then she weirdly looked pleasant. Funny part was after all this 30 minutes bs, she begged me for a good review. She kept asking for a good review and when I said that I usually don’t write a review, then she was like “after all I did for you, are you not gonna write a review?” What could I say?
- Honesty, it was very uncomfortable staying in this house. I can’t even remember how many rules she set. One word to describe this place is “rules”. Also, she works at her work station located right next to the room, and calls a lot, so in the week days, it was not quiet and relaxing.
- I also lost one of my packages, but I don’t know how it ended up being lost, and I am not gonna blame this building or the host. But, if I were you, I am not going to send very important stuff to here.
[Conclusion]
If you think you are a extremely clean person, and don’t often stay in the house, go for it. There are not many places with TV or stuff like couch, desk, speakers in the room. However, her character is absolutely the opposite of easygoing.
[Recommended restaurants]
Happy garden - there is a menu they named ‘Best dumplings in the world’, I don’t know if that is true, but they are really good, at least best among the ones I had in New York.
Avenue Gyro - Pork gyro and their desserts are very good.