NYC Long Term Rentals — Attraction in New York

This is not a bed and breakfast in the traditional sense. This is a couple Air B&Bing their adjacent townhomes which is fine if that's what you were expecting.

I will say the place was clean and comfortable.

First off the GPS takes you to the front entrance of the community which made me think we got scammed. I called Natalia and she offered no help finding her place.

When we finally navigated into the community we parked and walked up to the front door. We walked up a set of interior stairs and interrupted an elderly couple's dinner!! We apologized profusely as the couple screamed at us. They said we weren't the first to make that mistake (...lock your doors???) and showed us to the entrance on the side of the house. There was no sign or anything indicating this was the B&B. Turns out we walked into the owner's apartment.

The staff that greeted us was rude and treated us like an inconvenience. She was unprofessional and acted like we didn't have a reservation because of the confusing spreadsheets they leave around with your information on it. She showed us to the room and gave us an attitude when we asked for a second towel. By the next morning they still hadn't brought us another towel even after asking again so I took it out of a linen closet.

My husband and I stayed here for our first anniversary. I purposely reserved the bedroom we chose because the website made it look like the only room with a private bathroom. That was not the case and we shared the bathroom with another room.

Despite being new, post-Sandy construction the house was cheaply made. Our bedroom shared a wall with another bedroom. Both bedrooms had TVs mounted to the wall and we could hear the other TV blaring all night long.

They advertised a continental breakfast and hot coffee. The next morning the coffee was left over from the night before. No milk or creamer to be found. Breakfast was Costco muffins (some moldy) and cookies.

On our way into the city I asked if they could print our theater tickets. The staff stood next to a printer and computer and told me no. I offered to pay. Still no.

They are located on the Subway but a confusing part of the line even for someone who grew up in the city and offered no help navigating the system. You can easily take the wrong A train and be lost for hours.

There was no staff to be found when we left so there was no check out. I left our parking pass and key on the spreadsheets of patrons and left.

That afternoon I got a call from the husband accusing me of theft and he insisted we didn't leave the items. I then got a similarly accusing email from the wife even after explaining things to the husband and she threatened to report me to the NYPD.

A nice perk was the shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in the shower. The bedding felt luxurious.

As an AirB&B this would be fine but not what we had in mind for a romantic weekend. Everything about this experience...

Pros: Clean & comfortable. Homey. Short walk to the beach. Cons: 30 minute walk on the boardwalk from food. Over an hour wait for food. Had to pay for a parking permit (both parking suggestions had no parking). Less stressful to just get the parking permit. Struggled with parking everywhere we went. Not a true bed & breakfast. No breakfast. Surrounding area was okay. Ended up driving 1.5 hours each night for good restaurants on the water with music. BIGGEST CON: Accused of using the room next to us—when it was another guest. Not given the chance to say whether it was us or not before I received this text: “Ms. , as per your reservation you booked only one room - Standard Queen Room (Parkview Room). However you used both rooms without any notice or inquiry. Can you explain this? Either way, whether this was a mistake or you needed both rooms for someone else, we will charge you for the second room for last night. Secondly, we have another reservation for this room tonight. We will move your belongings to the Parkview Room to prepare the Ocean Breeze Room for the next guest. Please, leave the key to this room on the console table by the front door (key with American flag design) so the next guest can use it. If you need OBR tomorrow you can reserve it by calling us 203-*-. Disappointed. Natalia Assa, your host.“ Apologized once we described the guest in that room. Made us feel uncomfortable for the remainder of our stay since our character was questioned.Wish our girls weekend was less stressful and...

The host decided to go out of town at the last minute, so our originally booked room wasn’t available. We slept in the garage. You do not get your own bathroom. You must share with others. Waiting to pee when an entire family is taking turns showering isn’t fun. . I don’t like dealing with my own hair on the floor and in the shower, much less other people’s. The bathroom nearest the first room was very small. The bathroom nearest the other room was much more roomy. There are no luxury toiletries, unless you count a giant bottles of Pantene. The soap in the 2nd bathroom was 2 steps up from soft soap. The parking is messed up. We had to arrange a parking pass in advance, but I didn’t get that notice till the day of. And with that, you need to pay $125, $100 of it is returned to you once you give the pass back (supposedly, we didn’t get a pass). Walking 2 blocks to the car wasn’t the issue in my book. I searched my email and the website, and I saw no mention of parking. This might be a “hotel,” but “inn” or “bed and breakfast” it is not. THERE WAS NO BREAKFAST. On EITHER day. It’d be better described as a hostel. This place is literally 2 townhomes in a neighborhood. There is no signage indicating we were in the right place. I will say- the beds and pillows were super comfy. That’s the only reason it doesn’t get 1 star. I cannot make up the picture. Actually the...