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President's Day in NYC
President's Day in NYC
We just returned from New York spending two nights and 3 days in the Upper East Side: two adults, 4 teenagers.
The logistics of staying in this apartment could not have been better. Parking garage right across the street with reasonable prices.
We had a minor issue with the shower the first morning and the owner answered our call and helped us out right away and was very pleasant.
It was very much appreciated to be able to leave our bags in the apartment when we arrived early and to be allowed to leave them safely locked in the hall for the rest of the day after we checked out.
Though overall we were happy with having 4 rooms and 3 baths, one of the baths has a shower stall that is very tiny and the sink is located outside the bathroom and in the bedroom. This was not a problem, really, just a surprise. And though the bathrooms all function well, they are old and there are no towel racks or hooks or any place to set your clothes. The king bed in the master bedroom was very comfortable, but the other beds were not as high quality and one was squeaky.
I was surprised that guests were required to strip their own sheets, wipe down the counters, and put out the trash and recycling. This may be common practice in NY, but I have not had to do that at other VRBO rentals. Again, not a big deal, but a surprise.
Finally, the house exterior was very attractive (as were many of the adjacent ones), however, the immediate neighborhood on 1st and 2nd avenues was a little grittier than I expected based on the written description. It was not far to cleaner streets and nicer restaurants, but I was expecting to be right in the middle of that type of neighborhood based on the description.
All in all, the apartment worked out well. There were just a few surprises.
Recommended for:
Families with Teenagers
Owner's Response: Thank you so much for your feedback. We appreciate your constructive comments and use it as a way to improve our units. You will be happy to know that we had our contractor re-fresh the bathrooms and added racks. A new mattress has been ordered.
As far as stripping the beds..Unfortunately the turn around time for the rental is only 4 hours. When a unit sleeps 8 - you can imagine there is lots of laundry to clean.
We almostt always have same day check-in's too. We found through trial and error that guests prefer an extra hour at check-out in exchange for asking them to strip the beds. However, let us know and we can work with your preferences.
I'm not sure how to respond about the location. In addition to these review, We have 15 reviews on our unit 2 -(115235) where everyone gives 5 starts for the area.
thanks again for taking the time to post a revies.
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