If you are looking for a spot close to manhattan but don’t want to spend $250+ per night on a room, this is the spot. Super easy to get to the N/W train- which goes directly into Times Square in under 20 minutes. The neighborhood is lovely. Ran to and around Astoria Park and the views were breathtaking.
Jennifer has a super thoughtful homemade guide of local spots to check out while at her place. Definitely recommend the coffee shop for a breakfast sandwich and coffee before you head into the city for the day.
Jennifer has the room stocked with all basic necessities, which saved us some room in our bags.
The only thing I would be cautious of is parking. On street parking is very tough to find and Wednesday there is street cleaning so you MUST move your car.. the street was marked “no parking 8:30-10am” went outside at 8:40 to move my car and there was already a ticket, ugh.
Another thing to note is the ceiling height. My boyfriend had to remember to duck his head under certain parts of the room due to low clearance and he is 6 feet tall.
Other than that we really enjoyed our stay and will come back again if we need to stay a few nights close to the city. Thank you very much Jennifer!