Host is responsive but didn’t get my request for an extra day. I sent it over a week beforehand. Not sure what happened there. Neighborhood is private and quiet, can walk late nights and no worries. Lots of families. Most diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn. Had my 6 year old here and felt very safe, right next to a big school.
Here’s some things to note. You may/may not care. But I wish I knew these beforehand.
- You’re 3 blocks from the station but it’s an hour into Manhattan
- Apartment gets hot.
- Stove didn’t work.
- No kitchen sink. Only a bathroom sink.
- No flushing toilet paper. This was one of the grossest requests ever made to me 😩 I’m assuming someone messed up the hosts pipes or something, bc yes, you are literally not allowed to flush toilet paper. There’s not even a bidet to make up for this. So expect to wipe your butt then have to put that wipe into a trash bag in front of you in the teensy tiny bathroom. Oh and there’s no bathroom fan either.
- Check the sheets of the big bed to see if they are washed. There was hair and crumbs in them so we slept on top of the comforter. Tons of blankets in the closet though. Towels in the small closet by the front door.
- Bedroom bed is on a terrible frame. There’s no slats. My partner “fell through” every night.