2/10 Terrible
David
16 Sept 2025
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Abject Misrepresentation and Unsafe Conditions
1. Incorrect Address Provided
• I was given the wrong apartment address.
• I spent two hours searching for a building that did not exist—the given address was a parking lot.
2. Bait-and-Switch Location
• When I finally connected with the owners, they gave me a different address.
• I had originally booked a 2nd-floor property in Morningside Heights (near family, safe, reputable).
• Instead, I was directed to a ground-floor property in Spanish Harlem (not near family, unsafe/undesirable).
3. Unsanitary and Unsafe Building Conditions
• The hallway reeked of dead fish.
• The apartment door was located ~2’ from the building’s indoor trash chute collection bin.
• There was no number on the door; I had to knock on an unlabeled door, uncertain if it was even the correct unit.
4. Interior Conditions
• While the apartment interior matched the nice online photos, the unit itself had a strong odor.
• Despite the owner’s repeated insistence, there was no Wi-Fi available.
• Most critically, the unit lacked a smoke detector—instead there was a hole in the ceiling with exposed wires.
5. Evidence
• I have photographic evidence of all the above:
– False address location (parking lot), trash chute next to apt door, unlabeled apt entrance, absence of a smoke detector (wires exposed), screenshots documenting no Wi-Fi.
6. Conclusion
• I vacated the property. NO REFUND FROM OWNER OR VBRO! SCAM!
David
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025