I just thought I would post this review since I have just come back from staying a week in this apartment. Let me just start out with saying that we had a blast in New York! BUT... the apartment was MUCH different than it looks on the VRBO website. It served it%26#39;s purpose but I would not stay there again. Here is why...
Stated that there was a doorman... and there is... some times. Did not notice any real consistant hours that he kept???
Interior common spaces are filthy... the elevator was extremely old, small and dirty... but it did work fine, even though we were a little hesitant.
To say in the listing that there is a jetted tub was hilarious! Me and my mother laughed over this a LOT! The bathroom was the worst part of this apartment. I should have taken pictures of the bathroom and posted them but I didn%26#39;t. Luckily we didn%26#39;t spend a whole lot of time in there, but it was dirty and smelled of mold. The entire apartment was musty smelling.
The second bedroom had the worst mattress that I have ever seen, and I have stayed in MANY different places. We had to pile all the comforters we could find on the bed to make it remotely sleepable. We had to strip the bed to make sure it was not the box-springs.
The apartment did serve it%26#39;s purpose but I think it is highly misrepresented on the website. I do not think it is worth $300 a night unless, I guess, you are staying there with many people and splitting the cost. The worst thing about the place was that it was dirty. The linens are VERY old... VERY stained... and I was glad that I found a review right before we left to warn us to take our own pillows.
The location, however, is ideal. But I would have rather stayed in a hotel. Live and learn... it was still a great experience. I hope this helps anyone else trying to decide weather to spend the money to stay here.
VRBO #82410 Midtown apt. review
Sorry this happened to you. With all the recent posts about people being scammed about apartments that don%26#39;t exist or ones like yours where the apartment is a dump, IMO it%26#39;s just better to book a reputable hotel. The only exception--if you absolutely know that the apartment exists and is in good condition. I hope you reported this to VRBO.
VRBO #82410 Midtown apt. review
So here%26#39;s the question. How did the price of this compare to the apt/hotels like Salisbury, Affinia etc.??? Did you really need a 2 bedroom? In retrospect, could you have managed with a 1 bedroom in one of those apt/hotels with a sofabed or would you have paid the extra for a 2 bedroom? What would have been the best option for you????
Yes, I was certain that the apartment was there. I had read a few reviews on this website just to be certain that someone had stayed there before. I have used VRBO several times in the US, and over seas. And with enough research, you really can find some great apartments that let you experience something entirely different than the hotel aspect. That is what I wanted this time since I really want to move there.
That being said... No, I didn%26#39;t need two bedrooms. I needed two beds though. A sofa bed or a futon wouldn%26#39;t have cut it for me. Yes, we could have stayed at the Salsbury for a little less money actually. That is where my friend and her mother stayed while me and my mother opted for the apartment experience. I would not say that the Salsbury was that nice though.
I can over look many things, but the hardest part to ignore was the cleanliness and the strong smell of mold.
I%26#39;m sorry you had this experience, but, as we have seen, this is a classic experience.
I%26#39;m pleasantly surprised this was an actual apartment!
Here%26#39;s my hypothesis using a variation of the theorm formula that I learned in high school advanced math:
1. AXIOM that private apartment rentals are probably fakes.
2. IF NOT a fake, and if a local person wants to rent out their place,
2a. THEN the renter is a lazy piece of crap and thinks this a quick way to make money with little or no effort,
2b. AND the renter finally decided to make a commitment to his or her significant other and get married and move in together, BUT is loathe to forfeit this valuable piece of real estate in the tightest housing market in the universe,
2c. AND the renter does not have the money to afford, or not interested in spending his/her millions, on good furnishings,
2d. AND the renter doesn%26#39;t give two about what you think about the moldy bathroom.
3. THEN they put Photo-shopped photos on VRBO and wait patiently, like an early-morning bass fisherman.
4. WE CAN CONCLUDE that people with nice furniture or anything slightly valued in their homes probably do not want ';complete strangers'; snooping around in their medicine cabinets, no matter how honest, clean and nice you personally may be.
NOTE on point 2b - You know, just in case things ';don%26#39;t work out'; - Not that I%26#39;m not COMPLETELY happy with you, honey!!! Of course I%26#39;m ready to move in with you! Or maybe we can have your parents stay there when they visit?
That%26#39;s great QB.
LOL at #4.
Duh! doesn%26#39;t take a rocket scientist figure out that one.
The Salisbury Hotel was ';not that nice';??? Whatever that means, it sounds like it was leaps and bounds better than the moldy mess of an apt that HylasGirl paid MORE for.
QB: Agree with you.
Hylasgirl: You should post this review on VRBO, as there is a place for. it And there actually already is a review for this property. In the future, keep in mind that $300 a night is a rather low price for a 2- bedroom apartment in Manhattan. I would expect to pay closer to $450 or $500 a night for a two-bedroom rented from an owner that meets your standards.
Reasonably priced accommodations, whether a $300 a night apartment or a $200 a night room, are most likely going to be in older, unrenovated buildings, and people who have never lived in anything other than big, new, centrally airconditioned houses are likely to be disapppointed. In fact, for those in search of the ';real'; New York, these unrenovated apartments and rooms with their tiny baths, window air conditioners and clanging steam pipes are in fact they type of places where many ';real'; New Yorkers live. There are also ';real'; New Yorkers who live in new buildings with central a/c, big rooms, and properly jetted baths, but you will pay through the teeth if one of them is interested in renting to you for a night or a week (unlikely, as QB said).
I live in a roomy split-level apartment in a centrally-located landmarked building. I have 11%26#39; ceilings, good light and exposures, a fireplace, two terraces, a view, a bath and a half, a 24 hour doorman who is usually where he is supposed to be, and a very reasonable rent. However, I also have noisy steam heat, window airconditioning (and in only one room!) outdated, temperamental fixtures in the baths, and outdated, sometimes temperamental building employees (although they are almost always friendly). A young relative who was visiting me from one of the newer parts of California a couple of years ago called my apartment a ';Seinfeld apartment.'; I should have asked her to elaborate, but didn%26#39;t, as my initial reaction was that it was not a compliment.
I%26#39;ve never heard an apt. referred to as ';split level'; before QQ.
As to QB%26#39;s list, I think it should be clarified that there ARE some apartments that are in small buildings with fewer restrictions or hi rise condo buildings without strict rules that are owned for the purpose of renting out and maybe the owner uses it a few weeks or months out of the year. bigapplegetaway.com is one such apartment we know. nyhabitat.com manages some less glamorous ones as does citylightsnewyork.com
I%26#39;m curious.
How do you know for sure that the apartment shown in bigapplegetaway.com is not breaking the building%26#39;s rules by renting out the apartment continuously like that??
I don%26#39;t. But I know of several people who have stayed there, have had no problems with anyone in the building or with the apt. I think the mgmt. of the building may also rent out apts.
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