The owners of this apartment are SO kind and great at communicating. They always responded quickly throughout our stay and bought us anything we needed at the apartment (like a microwave, clothing rack, etc.). They are the best! I would recommend staying here if you don’t mind the noise of the train every 10 minutes or walking up 4 flights of stairs. Although our stay was a little rough, we ended up getting the apartment in order and I think future guests won’t have problems.
Our stay would deserve a 5 star review because of how great the owners are at communicating, but the apartment was not very clean when we moved in. The mattress was covered in stains, didn’t have a mattress protector, and the sheet had a large hole in it (the owners replaced everything and bought a mattress protector). I cleaned the mattress myself, so the owners were kind enough the refund me the cleaning fee for doing so. The rug also had blood stains that I removed. The bathroom and bedroom door frames also had mold all around them, which I also cleaned. The trash cans didn’t have bags in them we arrived, either.
Additionally, the front door handle fell off. They screwed it back in, but I’m certain it will come off again because the bottom of the door catches on the floor and makes it very difficult to open/close.
Even with those things, our stay was good and the owners are lovely people.
Cons:
- Loud train 24 hrs/day runs every 10 mins or so
- Not a lot of storage
- No sink garbage disposal
- No elevator, apartment on 4th floor
- No laundry in building
- No kitchen counter-space
- Not a lot of good food places in immediate neighborhood
Pros:
+ A/C units work well
+ Pet friendly
+ Don’t hear neighbors
+ Decent TV
+ Good WiFi
+ Fully stocked kitchen
+ Large fridge
+ New shower
+ Portable washer in apartment (only fits small loads and no dryer)
+ Walking distance to central Chinatown and Lower East Side neighborhoods
+ 5 min from a subway stop (F line)
+ 10 min from target and Trader Joe’s
+ 2 blocks away from large Chinatown supermarket
+ Laundromats nearby