Start with how long you can actually book
Check the maximum stay before anything else, because it's the thing that quietly ruins plans. We take reservations of up to 150 nights in one booking, so a month, a semester's worth of consulting, or a renovation you thought would take six weeks all fit inside one reservation rather than a chain of them.
The rest of this page is what we'd tell you on the phone if you asked what to compare between one monthly apartment and another. Space to live in the city.
Laundry is the first thing to check, not the last
After about ten days, laundry decides your quality of life. Ask two questions of anywhere you're considering: is there a washer and dryer in the unit, and if not, what's in the building?
We have both. Several of our suites have an in-unit washer and dryer, with detergent provided, and you can filter for that on our booking page. Everyone else uses the laundry room on our 2nd floor, which is free to use and stocked with detergent pods. No coins, no laundromat on a Sunday.
A real kitchen, and a shop you can walk to
A kitchen is only useful if there's somewhere to buy food. Ours have a stainless steel stove, refrigerator and dishwasher, plus a toaster, kettle, knife set, drip coffee maker, cookware and utensils, and we leave coffee and tea for you.
What makes it work is the block. There's a pharmacy in the building and multiple grocery stores within a two minute walk, so a shop is a detour rather than an errand. On a month-long stay, that difference is worth more than almost any amenity list.
Cleaning: ask exactly how it works
This is where monthly stays differ most from hotels, and where people get surprised. We don't do daily housekeeping. If you want an extra clean partway through, it's $100 and we'll schedule it for whatever day suits you. Some guests book one every couple of weeks; plenty never book one at all. Either way, decide before you arrive rather than on day twelve.
Visitors, and who's allowed to stay over
On a long stay, someone will come and see you. Daytime visitors are fine. If a visitor wants to stay overnight, they're welcome, but they must be added to the reservation in advance and be with the registered guest. We don't allow unregistered overnight guests, and we don't charge per guest, so adding someone isn't a money question.
We're also not a pet-friendly building, which is better to know now than on moving day.
The parts of the building you'll use every week
The gym, lounge and laundry room are all on the 2nd floor. The gym runs on Technogym equipment: treadmills, stationary bikes, an elliptical, a multi-function strength station, benches and free weights, and there's an interactive digital trainer screen if you want structure. The lounge has a marble coffee bar with a Jura espresso machine, banquette seating for laptop work and a big sectional with a TV, and our rooftop terrace is open to every guest with lounge chairs up there.
On a one-night stay these are nice. On a two-month stay they're the difference between an apartment and a room you sleep in.
Why we'd argue for downtown on a long stay
We're on John Street in the Financial District, a short walk from Fulton Street Station, which puts most of the subway network within one ride. Living down here is quieter than living in Midtown, particularly at weekends when the offices empty out and the streets belong to whoever stayed. If you want noise every night of the week, this isn't the neighbourhood. If you want to sleep, cook and get to work quickly, it is.
Before you book, get these in writing
- The maximum number of nights on one reservation.
- Whether the washer and dryer is in the unit or in the building, and what it costs.
- How often anyone cleans, and what an extra clean costs.
- The overnight guest rule, and whether extra guests are charged.
- What's on the block for groceries, because you'll be there twice a week.
Ask us any of these directly and we'll give you a straight answer. Make yourself at home.