Let’s begin with negatives, every place has them, it’s just a case of how important they are to you. In this place we stayed, the negatives didn’t matter to us and the stay was very good and I’d recommend, but others may care about this. The hot water tap in the bathroom didn’t work, but the apartment is a studio and the kitchen sink is 2 seconds away and worked perfectly. There were some cleanliness issues, the bath drain was a bit stained, but the kinda staines you know are not dirt, just wear and tear. The wall separating the bathroom and the kitchen looks like it’s kinda half finished/needs a bit of work.
Also, next door to this place is a yard where about 10 cement mixing trucks stay. Every so often, mainly early mornings, you can hear them. If you need complete silence when you sleep it can be an issue, in reality, the sound is more that of a boiler cupboard, a low hum. I found it quite helpful to sleep to be honest, but some may not.
The positives. The host is fantastic. The most important thing for me is a good, responsive and happy host. Guillermo not only responded very quickly, but also allows you to have access to his Netflix and other streaming accounts. We were not in the apartment much but having some tele to watch while we are is definitely a massive plus. (Watching friends while in New York is wicked).
The apartment itself is perfect for anyone who wants a place to sleep, after 13+ hours exploring New York. For me, Airbnb is what I use when I’m on a holiday where I’m up and out early and not coming back until the evening. This place is really good for such. It’s about 20 mins from midtown, there’s a grocery store, liquor store and even a decent pizza place on the way to the station.
I would 100% use this apartment again, if everyone gets the experience we had when we went, you can’t go wrong. And when you’re as tired as we were every evening, you could sleep anywhere!