We stayed at Leslie’s place for 10 nights and I can honestly say we were thrilled.
When we were searching we wanted a cosy base to explore the city, at first we thought we may be a little far away from the action, but we were so wrong!
The area is fantastic, independant eateries, quiet (as can be for manhattan) and really close to the subway. The neighbourhood felt super safe.
On arrival we were met by Patrick, who is just lovely! He gave us some helpful tips and showed us how everything worked. We met Leslie briefly on day 5, she was great! Although we couldnt chat long as we had a taxi waiting outside! Ha!
What surprised us most was the finishing touches. One thing we had forgotten to bring was shampoo and conditioner and when we went to the local store it was $8 EACH! We decided to wait to see if we could find it at a lower price elsewhere but to our surprise, Leslie had provided some for us already. We were inundated with towels, toilet roll and lots of little extras.
Leslie also accomodated an extra night for us last minute, as our flight got moved a whole 24 hours. We were also allowed to use the room up until the last minutes before our departure, which is a service not even a 5* hotel would grant you free of charge
At no point did we feel like we were ‘in someones house’. It felt completely private and ours. The air con is also a life saver as the room gets quite hot whilst you are out in the day!
We ate breakfast everyday at pier72 only a 2 minute walk away, a small local diner at fair prices. Definitely recommend this place to anyone staying.
Leslie thank you for letting us stay. Hopefully we will be back and will definitely be recommending you!