East Village Homestay

Fantastic location , great host...

Liked: the location is excellent

Good room, dark appartement, bad...

Liked: First, I am Johanna's partner, she was not with me.I liked the neighborhood, close to Union square, between university and popular culture.The room itself has a comfortable bed, drawers for my things, a table and a desk. You can open the windows (only in your room) and although you can hear the street, the brightness and the lite view on the roofs make it pleasant.You could use the kitchen, but good luck, because then you will have an inspection report (see part below).
Disliked: Sure, the bathroom is uncomfortable and many places are fixed rather than repaired, the room has light while the whole apartment is dark and musty because no window is ever open.But the owner ... In short: he didn't want me to be there (although I had booked for 14 days). He made me feel it from the 2nd day until the end. He spent his time criticizing my actions and thoses of people before me. It makes you feel like you can easily "do it wrong". I didn't expect to pass a test!To get from the room to the kitchen or the Wc, you have to go through his room. And he is there all the time - except for 2 hours early in the morning.We even almost had a conflict because of the noise, when clearly you are going to disturb him all the time, since his room is in your way. For me, the situation itself was designed to put me in a position to disturb him.For a week he didn't talk to me, not even "hello". I left very early in the morning and came back late at night to avoid reprimands.I had chosen to live in a New Yorker's house on purpose to get to know the culture and not be just a consumer tourist. What a mistake!The worst, and I'm really not happy about this, is that he comes in the room when I'm not there, to put his mug back and take mine away. It sounds incredible, but several times, a mug that I had bought was put away in the kitchen, and instead, he put his own mug. I don't think he realizes how shocking it is when a stranger comes in and moves your stuff without your consent.If cancellation and refund had been available, I would have paid more to go somewhere else. You will feel like you are being controlled all the time. I should have read the comments better.I'm really sorry he took out his frustrations on me. Plus, I don't think he does it on purpose, and that's kind of sad. He constantly has a stranger in his house, and I don't think he sees that it's weighing on him.

Disappointing