The apartment looks better than the photos. The ceiling is pretty high. There is a small loft for storage and a cool cityscape mural on the wall.
The view is nice. There are big trees and squirrels playing outside.
A lot of the traffic noise is drowned out even though it’s close to Penn Station. I heard seagulls and cicadas every day which was pleasant. Michael was super accommodating during arrival and departure but gave me space in between; he was an awesome host. I even got a mailbox key which made me feel at home, and it was nice to be able to cook now. Also, the apartment was well maintained; I didn’t see any bugs the whole month! The only thing I would warn people about is that some of the tenants smoke a lot of cigarettes and it wafts into the apartment. The bed is also kind of far from the ground which looks nice but if, like me, you’re not tall (I’m 5’6), you might need a chair to get into bed without pulling everything off center. I didn’t tell Michael these things but he probably would have done something about it if I had.