Stella kindly allowed us to drop off our bags and explore the city. Unfortunately when we returned just before check in (2pm) the room still wasn’t ready.
The cleaner arrived to turn over the room from the previous tenant at 1.50pm, so didn’t have time to do a lot of cleaning, which unfortunately showed. We offered to give him more time and went out again. When we returned the room and attached bathroom had not really been cleaned properly.
The bed did not have a top sheet - just a thick blanket over the bottom sheet, not ideal for August in NYC.
Stella has left notes over the flat instructing the guests on what to do/not to do. I understand the intention is probably good, but as an adult it felt a little directive and in some cases unnecessary, though I appreciate she may have had bad experiences with guests in the past
The area the flat is in is lovely. Astoria is beautiful and has lots of great restaurants. Would recommend a little further attention on cleaning and check in and it’ll be a great experience