The minute you open the door, the clean modern design is apparent. Then up the stairs, a welcome bottle of wine makes you think “Oh how lovely.” This was just the beginning.
Exploring the rooms, we found the apartment bright, super-clean and full of comfortable furniture. The bathroom is spacious and beautiful. Bedrooms looked like rooms in the clouds - all white walls with pristine white fluffy down duvets and billowy pillows. We found a hand-written welcome note, and a house manual that answered all of our questions before we asked them, with everything you need to know from the appliances to subway stops. There’s a Smart TV with wifi, and next to the remotes is a laminated card with easy to follow instructions on their use. But there was more attention to detail to be revealed…
After a sound, quiet and restful sleep in the clouds, we realized we forgot to pickup breakfast supplies - no worry - Melissa had stocked tea, breakfast bars, oatmeal and even Nespresso! And just in case we hadn’t used a Nespresso machine, there were of course instructions with helpful graphics. Needless to say, everything is incredibly thought through. It’s as if you had an assistant reading your mind - when you needed something, there it was: “Hmmm, I usually like honey in my espresso… wait, there are honey packets here!”
The neighborhood is great, here are just a few of the many places in walking distance: 2 mins from subway stations;, a wine store across the street and the best bagel sandwiches are 5 minutes around the corner on 9th. Whole Foods is about 10 mins away if you prefer to cook in the well-stocked kitchen.
Communication before and during our stay was excellent. We actually met Cary outside when we arrived, he introduced himself and was very nice. We didn’t have many questions while there (see above), and near the end of our trip Melissa was very helpful giving us travel options getting to Newark airport.
I could go on exclaiming how much we enjoyed staying at Melissa & Cary’s place, but there’s a limit to how much reviewers want to read. To summarize - staying at their place was as good as, if not better than, staying at an upscale hotel. We are eager to plan a return stay in warmer weather.