Miglior posto a New York City

Room was a little claustrophobic, no windows and dark. We were feeling as if we were watched all the time. Used the restroom at 5.00am and hosts were up keeping an eye on us. We were told we could only have toast at breakfast, so we went to the local café. They seemed to trust us more by the end of our stay, but their English was very limited. Our room was situated between mother on one side and daughter on the other, certainly did not feel comfortable .Saying that, they seemed very nice people but they were the only members of the family we ever saw. It was very clean, however, and is fine if you just want somewhere to sleep, but watch out for the cockroaches. Also the subway can be unreliable, especially at night, and it can take two hours to get back to the local station, travel to Manhattan takes about 50 minutes at normal service

I have just got home safely, after my 2 week stay in New York City with Teresa and her lovely family.

I had a great time there in NYC and, without a doubt, I met some weird, wonderful and very interesting people there. I learnt so much about the place and it's history, the good and bad, which was awesome!

Teresa's house is kept clean and I didn't have a problem with anything at all. I had a nice hot shower every morning and had a light breakfast and coffee in the kitchen afterwards. It's a relaxed and stress free household, so it was all good.

There are buses and the Subway literally just around the corner, so there is no issue with travel problems or getting lost trying to find them. *As the Subway station, Fresh Pond Road (on the 'M' line), is the 2nd stop from the end of the line, you are guaranteed a seat every time you head towards the centre of New York every Day!

There are all the shops, restaurants, post office and laundromats etc, that you will ever need very nearby too, which is fantastic. Everything is on Teresa's doorstep, so to speak.

I'm so glad that I chose Teresa to stay with and that she accepted me as a guest, as with all the advice I was given by her and her family, to help me get around and where to visit etc, it really made my fortnight stay a very pleasant one indeed and one that I will always remember with a smile.

Thank you Teresa.
God Bless you and your family!
James. :-)

For me, this place was the worst homestay place I've ever been, but nodody's mentioned about these facts.

Of course, the price seems very 'reasonable', but I'll tell you the truth.

1. You can't use the stove, so you can never cook something(You have to buy expensive food in a restaurant every time.) If you wanted to stay here for a long time, that would be the worst choice.

2. You can only put 2 bottles of beer in the refrigerator even though there are lots of spaces in the fridge. It doesn't make sense at all. They forced me to do that.

3. You have to follow many weird rules. They would chew you out if you didn't follow them.

4. In the morning, you wouldn't sleep well because two seniors always argue and make noise.

5. You can't feel like you're home. Never! Two hosts will be watching you all the time when you're doing something outside of your room. I thought they were watching me if I did something wrong in 'their' house. She even checked my room when I wasn't home.

6. The house was just fine. Everything was so-so. There are small bugs in the room. The host said she doesn't want to wash the blanket. Doesn't make sense at all. Why did I pay the money?

* If you want to stay at the cheapest place in New York, this place will be not that bad.