Macon Manor

Macon Manor is the first place I send my family when they come to visit me in NYC. They enjoy the community where Macon Manor is located as it is near several amazing restaurants (Peaches, Bread Love (has gluten free food), Saraghina, and a great deli and soul food options in walking distance), easily accessible on the A express train, and is a comfortable home away from home for short or long term rentals.
There are stairs to each floor and it is not wheelchair accessible. The most accessible floor is apartment 1, which is the «ground» floor, but there are 3 small stairs to exit/​enter. All other apartments require walking up and down at least one set of stairs. Each apartment is fully furnished, has a full kitchen, and can sleep 6−8+ people per apartment; so it’s ideal for large families and groups.
We’ve stayed in each of the apartments for various amounts of time. The beds are comfortable and having a kitchen to cook saves a lot of money and allows for us to still make our traditional home cooked meals to share for special occasions. The prices are solid and sometimes there are special rates that have an added discount.
The owner TRUE is very pleasant and professional. He lives in the home and is often available to assist as needed. He responds to email and telephone calls in a timely manner and has always been helpful in navigating the subway or neighborhood. We’ve been staying at Macon Manor enough times that he knows us well and remembers us, which is a nice feeling to have.
Budget for food, either going to the grocery store to cook (which may require a cab ride if you go to the farther but larger location, yet there is a local store which has good selections including ones for folks with gluten-​free or vegetarian and/​or vegan food needs) or eating out. It is a house (called a brownstone) and each floor has it’s own separate apartment and unless you and your family/​friends rent the entire home you may interact with folks walking through the hallway to get to and from their apartments. These are also smoke-​free apartments, though you can smoke outside. Many guests are from outside the US usually and may not speak English as well as others, but we’ve never had a problem interacting or engaging with other guests.