Cassandra’s Private Room Getaway Heart of Brooklyn

Cassandra was such a nice lady. I appreciate her welcoming smile and accomodations.

The room was clean, nice and comfortable.

Toiletries upon arrival. Close to subway station.

The room is really dirty. There has been no deep cleaning for a long time. There are rats above the ceiling and between the walls every night. Very noisy at night. Bathroom is disgusting. The Bathroom is never been cleaned. I had to wash the floor myself. The subway station is cleaner than the bath. Hotile aggressive, nagging hostess. She is not suitable as a host. She makes sure to emphasize it is her home and the guest is not really welcome apart from delivering money. You pay a deposit of 100 dollars upon arrival. I didn't damage anything though she didn't return my money. Even though you are on a budget. Find another place. It is not worth it.I warn my fellow travelers. Big warning.

Close to metro station

Please be cautious! The property is owned by an individual dealing with mental health issues, making it unsafe to stay here. I had an uncle with a severe form of mental illness, and unfortunately, I believe the owner is struggling with similar health challenges. This condition often leads to unpredictable tantrums or bouts of rage, sometimes resulting in physical aggression. While checking in, we were greeted by a friendly and hospitable lady. However, during checkout, we witnessed a distressing episode of anger from someone clearly struggling mentally. We spent four nights in the room, returning only to sleep and keeping most of the space untouched, aside from sleeping in the bed, enjoying coffee, and disposing of some trash. Upon checkout, the hostess became irate, angrily tossing blankets to the floor, claiming they "stank," and insisting everything required washing. She then noticed two empty pizza boxes and an empty cereal box in the bin. Though we should have disposed of them, her reaction was excessive and emotionally charged. As she began to yell in rage, her face turning red, I felt physically threatened. Knowing how to handle such situations, I tried to calm her down and assured her I would promptly dispose of the trash, hoping to diffuse the situation. After quickly disposing of the trash, I left the premises feeling relieved but concerned for others who may inadvertently encounter the owner in a volatile state. As others have mentioned, you share a small hallway and bathroom with another individual. While generally manageable, he fails to lock his door and often shouts from his room, creating a sense of constant surveillance. Please weigh your options carefully and prioritize your safety.

Good train connection, very comfortable bed and very well equipped room with a stuffed fridge (for pay) and a large selection of free coffee pads! Many Towels and shampoos/shower gels as well.

The house is a bit old (but also has a certain charm), especially the Bathroom has seen its best days. But everything worked, maybe the bathroom door could be replaced for a newer one.

Great facilities, the room is clean and cosy. There’s even shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste, it’s thoughtful. Fridge is full, you just have to pay at the end of your stay for what you took. Location near the metro is easy, the line runs all night. Safe neighbourhood.

Cassandra was friendly at first, but then she changed to a lunatic behaviour, putting us on edge for the rest of our trip. She forgot about our arrival and double booked our room, but she kindly hosted us in her spare room and offered us the night for free because of her mistake (thank you again for that nice gesture). We stayed 7 nights. One morning, I saw loads of steam coming out of the heaters and I got worried that it could be dangerous. I knocked on her door, she wasn’t there. I sent her a message on the booking conversation to ask her if everything was alright with her heaters. And there she got instantly mad and agressive through the messages, with absolutely no reason. She even came in our room late at night for a confrontation and started yelling at me that I shouldn’t have used the booking conversation to contact her (I didn’t have her number) and she yelled in the whole appartement, without any respect towards me. She didn’t even tried to interact, she was just yelling. I felt disrespected and it ruined our experience in New York, even though I stayed very polite towards her. After this episode, she never cared to say « hello » to us anymore, she just grumbled and yelled at us from her room « did you lock the door? » every time we were coming home, without even showing her face. We just finished one year and half of travelling around the world and Cassandra has been the most disrespectful hostess we ever met during our travels. We left the room in a perfect condition, we paid everything we owed from the fridge, we left money in the room, and she didn’t even bothered to say goodbye, she just sent us a message to leave the key in the room before leaving. Why bother being an hostess if you can’t respect your guests and if you look for creating conflict ? Disappointing experience at this place, would not recommend it.

Nothing

The entire home is old. None of the things working. Like the shower tap not working. You cant close the tap neither open it. My wife and i had to take cold shower as the hot water was not working. Later on the hot water started coming out and the shower tap not working. The worst part of this home is toilet. One can't sit on it properly. One will be frustrated using it. The toilet door doesn't close. It's half open one can easily peep inside. The entire house is messed up. Just because I booked not reading people reviews and it was not refundable booking I had to stay in it. The host Cassandra is very kind and friendly lady.

Location was handy, Cassandra was nice, was willing to help whenever needed, bed was comfy and there was toiletries for us.

Shower curtain wasn’t very clean, bathroom sink tap had a very low pressure