The place itself is aesthetically quite nice, and you’ll have the luxury of an en suite laundry. It’s small, but by NYC standards it’s a good size, and unfortunately prices are just outrageous, hence any small things done by the host can go a long way. The area is decent, lots of bars and some restaurants and “the” Williamsburg that everybody likes isn’t far. A bit rough around edges Neighborrhood but I always felt safe. Walls are thin so you will hear people moving about a bit. Mary and charles’ neighbors are very kind and helpful if you need anything. There were some issues with communication with charles, unfortunately, and an overall sense that he was entitled to a house sitter that paid and should do things for him, rather than hosting a guest who might have amenities or need clarity of information. It was a struggle to get clear information, and rarely was that information actually accommodating. A few times it really made things hard on me by either being scapegoated or left hanging with no answers. (I had no idea he was hiring a locksmith to get into the mailbox due to him not even having a key, because he didn’t tell me, but I was told I should tell him sooner so he could get into the mailbox sooner(!).. I was just simply waiting for my mail as discussed with him, and had no way to know he was trying to figure out how to get into the mailbox…). I didn’t like being blamed for that and let him know some of these issues in private so hopefully it will help for the future and I’d rather not focus on a public nitpicking. It wasn’t a “bad”experience but I think even a bit more attention to the guest experience could go a long way. There was a sense that I was in service to them instead of the other way around, and that it’s seen as simply a way to make money, and not of the more common Airbnb experience of “honored to host.” I think a happy guest can be a great guest and if the guest is demoralized because they don’t feel taken care of, or constantly having to work to get information, or told they should do things, when those things are not even clearly communicated, they can give up and stop caring as well and things can deteriorate. With that being said, I still enjoyed my time there and appreciate what was good about it. I was relatively longer term guest, so If you are a short term stay, you probably won’t notice much negative, but may feel there’s some absentmindedness at times. Overall, not bad, but with prices as high as they are in nyc, small efforts by the hosts could have gone miles.