We stayed 11 nights in Chris' studio.
The positive points : very good location (10 min walk from the N line that crosses all manhattan to Coney Island so super convenient for visits), the neighborhood is residential and very safe, the studio was very clean, the bed is big, the kitchen is well equipped, the decoration is very nice. This place is very cozy and nice to come back to after a long day of walking.
Negative points:
- the noise which is annoying: parquet floor which cracks and voices of the hosts living just above the studio
- the shower and the entrance are old.
We would particularly like to underline the attitude of our host who surprised us as much as he displeased us, which pushes us to develop this criticism.
Indeed, Chris deliberately ignored us when we were in front of him: he was at the window of his kitchen and when he saw us arriving at his place, he quickly turned his head not to greet us. We found this cold and disrespectful. We understand that Chris doesn't want to bond with his tenants but a simple "hello" would have been the least we could have done, especially since we were staying with him for 10+ days.
That's not all. The last night at the studio, we were woken up at 5 am by the fire alarm of the studio which had dead battery. The noise was very loud and strident I let you imagine. We told Chris that we had removed the batteries from the alarm as a precaution to deactivate it (so that it wouldn't happen again to him living upstairs). Chris never responded to us, nor did he feel sorry for us or thank us for our prevention!!!
Overall we are satisfied, the essentials are there, but the experience could have been better....