Lina was an excellent and attentive host during our stay in Astoria, NYC. The flat is ideally located for a stay in NYC, with great transport links to Manhattan and good local amenities (supermarket, nice restaurants etc.). The flat is a basement studio, a little dark but well-equipped. We were very impressed by the cleanliness of the flat and how comfortable the bed was. However there were a couple of areas that we felt could have been improved, particularly as they weren't necessarily clear in the original advert:
1) The paint was peeling quite extensively on the ceiling and was unsightly, something that isn't shown in photos online.
2) We found the flat to be quite noisy during the night (we think mainly due to the heating/boiler located next door to the apartment? Also the fridge was quite noisy, which might keep light sleepers awake. No issues with outside traffic noise though.
Overall though, the apartment broadly suited our needs and was comfortable.