Harlem Brownstone

Location: 487 Manhattan Avenue, New York, us

Star Rating: 7.2 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 04:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Air conditioning
• Non-smoking throughout
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Fire extinguishers
• Free wired internet
• Internet access

Rooms Available

• Studio

  Featuring bathrobes, this studio includes a shared bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned studio features a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe as well as city views. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Air purifiers
  • Hand sanitiser

• Studio with Sofa Bed

  Offering bathrobes, this studio includes a shared bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned studio offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe as well as city views. The unit has 1 bed and 1 futon.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Microwave
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Air purifiers
  • Hand sanitiser

• Apartment

  Offering bathrobes, this apartment includes a shared bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned apartment offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe as well as city views. The unit offers 4 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Private apartment in building
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Air purifiers
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Mario (7/5): -
• Johnpaul (10/5): Amazing would recommend staying - It was lovely proper cozy The place was lovely an the area was lovely to
• Victor Augusto (9/5): - A localização é ótima! Muito próximo a estações de metrô, o que facilita muito no deslocamento. O banheiro é limpo, água quente. O Wi-Fi funcionou muito bem! O quarto possui geladeira, o que nos ajudou a tomar café da manhã em nosso quarto, com itens que adquirimos no mercado próximo, e economizar alguns dólares. Excelente custo benefício. Nada, foi tudo ótimo
• Melanie (1/5): - Nothing Everything
• Wilchis (8/5): -
• Minute (1/5): NON PRENOTATE! - FECI ANIMALI nel letto in cui avresti dovuto dormire. Lenzuola con feci animali, unghie, peli, capelli e chiazze gialle. Polvere ovunque. La stanza è la metà di quello che vedi nelle foto. Il bagno è fuori dalla stanza, in comune con tutto il piano. I muri non isolano niente, senti tutto quello che succede nel resto del palazzo. Per tutto questo paghi 165 dollari di tassa di pulizia obbligatoria a soggiorno. 165 dollari. Per lenzuola con feci animali. Contattare la struttura: impossibile. Rimborso: zero. Risposte: zero. Posto DA CHIUDERE!
• Tom (6/5): Helpful people, adequate stay, good location. - Location, support from renters, clean The lock on the door to the apartment was very flimsy and felt unsafe. The window in the bedroom would not shut and it was impossible to reach up to where it could be shut. The wall was so thin I could hear noise in the room next to ours. The bathroom down the hall was sufficient but not easy to navigate in the middle of the night and the bolt lock was flimsy and old fashioned, again feeling unsafe. The TV was not visible from the bed as it was behind a lamp, and there were no instructions on how to use it. In the TV area there was a cold marble floor and no rug. There were no linnens for the couch bed and impossible for someone to sleep there as it was too small. I did not feel comfortable that they were offering a discount for our next stay if we would give the place a good rating.
• Trinity (10/5): Really cute, cozy spot 👏🏾 I’d definitely stay here again. - The brownstone was beautiful and I’m really big on aesthetics. It felt very warm, cozy, and well put together. The space was clean, comfortable, and had everything we needed for our stay. The location was also great, with easy access to food spots. Nothing major at all. Parking was a little tricky, but that’s pretty normal for New York, so it wasn’t a big deal.
• Isbah (10/5): -
• Juan (6/5): - Located Thrid floor no elevator
• Tabb (5/5): It was convenient and easy to stay at. - The bed was comfortable, the cot for my son was not. I would say this space is good for a single person or a couple who share a bed, not for 2 people sleeping separately. Location for us was good. And the cost was so much better than the alternatives. Overheated. The light fixture in the cot "room" was horribly bright, we had to unscrew lightbulbs, Either replace or go down significantly in wattage. Your housekeeper did not put the pillowcases on the pillows. I did not notice until I was leaving, ewww! Didn't realize we had to lug luggage up all those stairs. My son helped me get it up. Some kind man staying there helped me get it down.
• Ana (10/5): Lugar cómodo, limpio y costo accesible - Habitación amplia, espacios limpios , buen precio Un poco alejado del centro de Manhattan paro nada que no pueda resolver el subte
• Romina (3/5): L’accoglienza da parte delle signore è stata buona, sono carine, ma non rispondono ai messaggi. Per quanto riguarda la p - Lo stile americano La scarsa pulizia
• Marcin (5/5): Atut, dobra lokalizacja, blisko do metra, choc trzeba uwazac w pobliskich dzielnicach - Lokalizacja ok Szybki check-in Slaby kontakt z wynajmujacym
• Annalisa (6/5): The property has great potential, but its current condition is messy - The apartment layout was impractical, being divided into three tiny rooms, and the overall maintenance was inadequate. It was not clearly stated that the facility offers rooms with a shared bathroom. The bathroom was not clean, and I expected at least a regular cleaning service for it.
• Arman (7/5): -
• Saga (7/5): -
• Laura (9/5): -
• Nour (7/5): - Zona ottima per spostamenti e sicura
• Mario (10/5): - L’abitazione è composta da 3 piani. Il primo piano non è per gli ospiti mentre il secondo ha un appartamento con un letto matrimoniale e due letti singoli. Il bagno si trova su ogni piano ed è condiviso con gli ospiti del piano. Bagno sempre pulito ad ogni utilizzo, riscaldamento centralizzato. Posizione ottima a 5 minuti a piedi c’è la metro. Posizione tranquilla
• László (9/5): The best location your (limited) budget can buy in Manhattan. - Location is perfect A bit worn-down, small room.
• Francois (1/5): Horrible place, unpleasant management, poor communication: TO AVOID - The location is good. - its not a hotel, its rooms from a corridor, with a shared 4 sqm bathroom, everything is narrow, old and dirty. - bad general condition, it does not look as on the pictures - poor communication from the manager, not answering to messages, not joinable on phone. They copy paste messages which are not always accurate, you need to dig into it to get answers, and when you ask questions answers do not come. - very bad experience during the checkout, we asked for a late checkout, which was proposed as an option, 3 messages and one call but never replied. We arrivied to leave the room at 14.00 and they had packed all our belongings, computer, documents etc in our luggages and left everything in the corridor with the front doo open. The same day morning the cleaning lady was there but did not tell us anything. This was the check out incident but with a full week stay there was many things that was disapointing, even for a low budget option better to avoid that place, i do not detail what was not working, the noises, the bad condition of the equipments, the bed missing mattress etc etc Did a couple of pics of the bathroom
• Dawid (1/5): Living in this premises may result in serious health problems - Nothing We arrived in New York at 7 PM and went straight to our accommodations. We were there for literally 10 minutes. We bought another place for 11,000 złoty. This place should be illegal to stay in. There were bugs in the shower, the beds were soaked and sweaty, the duvets and sheets were full of strange stains. The beds themselves weren't made up; if you pushed them hard enough, they would fall apart. There was a lot of dust throughout the place, including the cupboards, the floor, and under the beds. The coffee bar was unusable, covered in dust, and the floor, carpets, and beds were covered in sand and hair. The worst part was the smell and the air quality. It was likely that after a week's stay, someone would become seriously ill or even die. We left immediately to avoid injury. The place doesn't even respond to messages regarding refunds... this place should be categorically closed and removed from booking.
• Nare (9/5): -
• Andrea (7/5): - Good transportation. Shops and subway only 5 mins walk Smell of cigarette in the house.
• Liz (8/5): Wonderful hosts. Anthony is a sweetheart! - Location is fabulous! Restaurants nearby are excellent. The park and Columbia University are close by. The AC in the room is not very strong. The pullout couch room needs a fan.
• Laura (9/5): It was Amazing the neighborhood it’s quite and nice also at the end of our journey the host gave us 2 keychain as a souv - The location shops around near to subway stations It’s not that I don’t like it but it’s important to make sure to the guests to be clean
• Womanwanderer (8/5): Very good -
• Daniele (7/5): Good -
• Nino (8/5): CoZy, clean and one of the best neibghour hood in NYC -
• Žan (10/5): Very nice apartment with amazingly friendly host. - Cleanliness and peace! All was perfect
• Mikan (8/5): Just what we expected. - Very easy check in. Great spot. Close to metro. Central Park 15 min walk away.
• Ulrike (9/5): Superb - Great location, cute little place with a lot of attention to detail. Very clean, very comfy. Nothing, but I have a suggestion: in the bathroom I missed something to hang my clothes and I would really have appreciated a tissue box in the room.
• Merete (7/5): very good for the price. Nice spot, easy acces to metro and bus. - It is simple and small, but there is everything you need, and cheaper than most. Quaint but clean. Very easy to acces public transport. Worked fine to share bathroom, you share with one other room. The aircondition was noisy. Wish the window had been cleaned.
• Maria (1/5): Once time visit - That it was close to the venue we visited That the check in is very late and there is a fee if you need to come in early even at 3pm still. The shared bathroom was a real downer. Someone had a tv or radio on all night and the host had friends banging on his door at a late hour.
• Shana (10/5): I loved my Harlem experience and loved staying in the small brownstone and living like a New Yorker for 4 days. 🫶🏼 - Very quiet and friendly neighborhood. Absolutely beautiful and I loved the experience of staying in Harlem. Just a block from a store and a few blocks from the subway. Easy instructions on how to enter the property. The shared bathrooms! Now I understood the shared bathroom situation at the time of booking but some people you can’t share a bathroom with that don’t really clean up after themselves.
• Arpaci (10/5): Exceptional -
• Robert (8/5): Since this is a contactless place to stay, make sure all instructions are received at least 2 hours before arriving at t - The location and cleanliness of the place. It seems like there were additional charges imposed for things that appeared to have been included when originally booking the reservation. When we arrived, we had no information as to how we could get to our room. An email with information arrived 2 hours after we were able to find someone to help us.
• Nerea (9/5): Superb -
• Ntirushwa (7/5): Good - Overall it was a great experience and very accessible my only feedback would be for more flexibility for check-in hours since some people are coming in from out of the country and get in tired but have to wait till 4:30 to check in after a 10-hour flight.
• Benjamin (8/5): Very good -
• Malonza (10/5): Exceptional - Kevin was a lovely host: mindful and ready to help in case of any clarification I needed. The apartment is also in a great location - it's easy to get anywhere and explore even on foot. Very close to Morningside park as well which is great for a stroll or run.
• Ni (6/5): great location and price, clean, shared bathroom is not very convenient. - The lock box is not friendly at all. I tried many times to make it work. The AC was not connected well in the beginning.
• Eric (9/5): Superb - The place was clean and unique. It was close to all the restaurants and stores.
• Damien (1/5): Pay by the hour hotel - Nothing We were in a hurry because our flight was delayed. We pick this hotel from booking dot com mentioning that we have children. We then realized that it was a "pay-by-the-hour hitel for drug dealer and prostitute. We decided to not stay there, cancelled the reservation. Get got $3 reimbursement out of the $700 of the reservation. It is unacceptable that this hotel is listed on booking.com.
• Perez-sindin (9/5): Superb - Good attention, very clean.
• T (9/5): Good - Love the location and the bathroom was nice Property manager was nice. Wish I saw excessive paper towels and toilet paper on hand.
• Pamphile (4/5): Disappointing -
• Jennifer (7/5): All worked fine for sleeping there - Practical, reasonably priced, comfortable but small, shared bathroom was clean and good enough The lockbox to get key out of didn’t work
• Jessica (6/5): Pleasant -
• Melanie (8/5): Very good -
• Shamsa (4/5): It was alright as we needed to crash in the night but not what I expected to be air band b - Bathroom was clean even though it was shared Not an apartment, just a room with shared bathroom
• Joshua (7/5): Good -
• Yordanos (5/5): Passable -
• Paola (8/5): I had a lovely time - Clean Bathroom was downstairs
• Starr (7/5): Good -
• Ramon (1/5): Dreadful service , rude staff, inadequate facilities, no effective wifi - Nothing . Overpriced, would let me check in till 6:30pm although description says 4:30 pm. WiFi passers did not work despite multiple attempts. One trash can had trash. See above. Staff was uppity and argumentative on the phone. They did not return messages for hours.
• Jerome (8/5): Very good -
• Jessica (1/5): Bad -
• Nicole (9/5): If the prices don't go up too high, I will be happy to return to Harlem Brownstone. - It's a beautiful building. It's clear that the owners are proud and take care of their place. It's clean with updated bathrooms and has everything you need. I loved the extra touch with the lovely artwork in the foyer. I would be happy to live there. There are a lot of restaurants nearby and also a beautiful park. I felt right at home.
• Bryan (6/5): Pleasant - The location was perfect as we used to live in the area. The rooms were kept very clean, and all linens and towels were like new and clean. The description states this as an apartment and it is not. It is just rooms that are together through doors and there is a shared common bathroom down the hall. There is no sitting area, nor is there an eating area with a table. There is no way to warm up food or water.
• Horton (8/5): Pleasant stay - Shared bathroom was very clean.
• Mandeep (7/5): Good -
• Leanna (8/5): Comfy and perfect for the weekend! - Cute interior
• Izamara (8/5): Very good -
• Donatas (1/5): I don't recommend it. - The room itself is small, but has a refrigerator, mirror, wardrobe with hangers, ironing board and iron, heater, TV, towels First of all, there was no key in the self-check in lock box. we arrived at night, it was raining, it was not possible with the host. it was only after many calls that a result was achieved. we called a dozen times together, all the excuses sounded like "for 5 minutes", "I'll take care of it", "wait for 20 minutes", "I'll call you in 2 minutes". never called, let's call and find out. some time someone from the residents let us in. the next morning and the rest of the day we do not receive an apology from the host. we contacted the booking.con customer center, they gave us an answer that the host confirmed that we had successfully registered. No shower gel and champoon. Bathroom with toilet ok, shared by all. Super noisy, barrely can sleep at night
• Jemma (7/5): We really enjoyed our time in New York, Harlem was fun and vibrant, we went to the Apollo theatre for amateur night and - Great location, beautiful building, nice entrance Nothing much to complain about as it was a good price. You get what you pay for.
• Anonymous (10/5): The place was really nice for the price - Everything. My experience was really nice The front door didn’t work at all
• Aoife (7/5): Good -
• Mcgrath (10/5): Exceptional -
• Cameron (8/5): Very good -
• Isabella (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sandra (9/5): Superb - the place the other people leaves the dirt toilet paper
• Anna (8/5): Very good -
• Smith (10/5): Exceptional -
• John (7/5): Good -
• Alessandro (4/5): not good - not much a bit dirty, bad location, expensive
• Robert (8/5): Very good - Nicely decorated. Comfy. Clean. Quiet. Check in process, getting codes and info was not smooth. Getting codes and unit info was delayed. Had requested 3-4pm check in and didn't get codes until 5pm. Voice-mail full on contact phone. Unnecessary stress. Shower. Needs regrouting, some mold. Despite these, I would stay there again. Hopefully next time will be smoother.
• Kaushil (5/5): Passable - Just coziness in room, nothing more special Shared bathroom, small room size, no lfit/elevator..need to carry all heavy luggage all the way to 3rd floor with no help
• Sanghee (1/5): This was a horrible experience. Supposed to stay two nights but I left after the first night!! Owner never responds!! - Nothing. Very disappointing. The description is totally wrong misleading to believe they are offering the entire studio which has private bathroom in it. Manikins at the entrances are spooky. The stairs are old and floors are all squeaky.
• Roni (7/5): nice - location the noise
• Willie (3/5): too many steps and cold for me - it wasn’t too expensive the steps and it was cold
• Niang (10/5): Exceptional -
• Kyle (10/5): Exceptional -
• Jannetth (1/5): never in my life will stay there again - i didn’t like it at all location , dirty
• Isaiah (7/5): Good -
• Sunny (6/5): Wouldn't book again - Location close to subway, pubs, restaurants supermarket and park. Bathroom was very clean. Described as complete 1 bedroom apartment and no mention of having to share bathroom which I thought was totally unacceptable. I would NEVER have booked it had it been transparent/ clear on the booking site. Would have cost me half the price in a single bed hostel with a shared bathroom
• Chavez (10/5): Exceptional -
• Anonymous (9/5): Superb -
• Gloria (8/5): Great stay for me and my daughter. Excellent location. Fair price. - The host was very pleasant and all went well. I should have requested a bottom floor. My fault. Third floor was too many steps for my mobility issue.

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