Having read the reviews was curious to experience the Harlem Flophouse and was certainly not disappointed. if anything the house exceeded my expectations and it fulfilled everything it promised on its website. If you are a romantic this house is for 'you'. For the nerd, redneck or metro mover the lack of tv, ac, hair drier, pants press is perhaps to hard to handle. For those with very little soul the subtle charm of this wonderful house is wasted on them.

Our visit to the Harlem Flophouse made our stay in NY unforgettable. The visit to the house itsself is like a trip back in time. All rooms have their own character, each different but decorated with a lot of style.
We have been very well received and the owner can give great advise on what to visit in the neighbourhood.
We have already booked our next stay at the Harlem Flophouse and can only recommend this place.

The Harlem Flophouse is a wonderfully old-fashioned guesthouse in Harlem, a short walk from the 125 St/Malcolm X Blvd Metro, in turn a 15-
20 minute ride from Penn Station. The owner was helpful and friendly, providing useful information on the surrounding area. My room was clean, spacious, and beautifully furnished - in keeping with the atmospheric dark-wood interior of the rest of the house.

I chose this bed and breakfast based on the reviews on this site. I believe that the owner or his friends must have written them because it was not a pleasant experience.

First I will start out with the only two positive things; the room was clean when we arrived and the Brownstone is only a few blocks from the subway. Thats it!

When we arrived, we were met by the owner Renee who was very cold and did even give his name until we asked. We were then immediately told to remove our shoes while in the house (we could live with that). I asked about breakfast because the site indicated $100.00; I thought that it was a mistake. We were informed that it was correct because he (Renee) would have to make it. No problem we can eat elsewhere. I then asked about the courtyard on the property. We could not determine how to get out the back door to sit outside. We were told that the courtyard was private and for his use only (bummer... it was pleasant).

The room size was ok, without air and WITHOUT adequate light. Ladies if you need to comb your hair or apply makeup, bring a mirrored light! The lights were so dim in the bedroom and bath that I could not put my contacts on. Also only the second floor bath was equipped for a shower (no shower curtain). No having light was the worse aspect of this stay!!

We were NOT informed that we need to bring our own towels. After the first day of site seeing, we return to the room and the bed and linens had not been changed. We thought maybe we needed to change them ourselves so we called Renee who was never around on the property, and asked for some clean towels. He told us that there is a $25.00 a day "freshing up" charge. We were rather surprised so replied that we only want the fresh towels that day. Renee told us that we still had to pay $25.00 for the fresh towels. BRING your own towels and maybe linen if you do not want to be charged $25.00 a day.

Also there is construction going on where the adjacent building is being removed so we had noise at 6:00 am. Renee suppled us with a little map of the area; no conversation no directions. The only positive contact we had was with his "friend" who we did not see until we were leaving; he was very nice and even called us a taxi.

This place is probably fine for single men or traveling teens who don't care about how they look when dress.