My trip to NY was planned at fairly short notice and as i was not going with my partner (ai sharing the cost of a room), i needed a fairly cheap accommodation.

Awesome was:
-Cheap
-The owner is really nice and helpful
-Actually really well placed, a short tube ride into Manhattan

but i have really found that some of the reviews were misleading
especially reguarding the cleanliness. I mean, it's hard to argue because we all have different standards but seriously, this place is not clean. I would say that the rooms are ok, it's only a bit of dust but the bathrooms did not get cleaned for at least 4 days while i was there and probably longer. They were full of hair, hairs, dust and yes a couple of bugs. Also the quirky decor in my opinion is often the result of trying to hide something (ex: a sheet hiding a panel between two rooms and if you move the sheet you can actually see the bed next door!).
From the reviews, it is obvious that Awesome meets the requirements of a lot of people but i would just say, bear in mind that it is a dirt v. price trade off. If you want cheap it might well suit you. Certain people said that it would suit you if you are not into the big hotel chains, well i am not but i after staying at the place i just can't see their point!

Fun, funky Awesome allows the traveler to get a taste of Brooklyn. The Awesome B&B offers small, but clean, rooms with a creative decor that you won't find at the Marriot down the street. Carl the innkeeper, an honest fellow who sent us an e-mail preceding our arrival to alert us about the construction outside the building, appeared surprised that we elected to keep our 2-night reservation. We were comfortable, loved the location, and hey...night noise is part of the NY experience (ear plugs helped). For the money, you're not likely to get a better or more charming place to stay.

We are really looking forward to staying here after reading the reviews. We booked this property online in September for a November stay. Our credit card was charged a deposit- we were sent confirmation email(s) and the only "to do" on the confirmation email was to call the day of the stay to advise the inn-keeper what time you would be arriving.

We did so in the early AM of the day of our stay to be told there was no record of our reservation and the inn was full and it was our fault for not calling after making the reservation online. That has never happened to me before and I book online all the time.

The innkeeper booked us into a similarly priced hotel in Jamaica, NY out by the airport and offered to pay the difference- but an airport stay was not the experience I was looking for in NYC.

So please be careful when you book online and call the property and don't assume that because they've charged your card and emailed you that you have a reservation otherwise you'll end up dissapointed and out a place to stay.

Awesome B&B is certainly an awesome place, especially once you get there. If, on the other hand, you don't actually get to stay there because your reservation, made on their website and confirmed in person 2 months in advance, is then suddenly cancelled 5 days before your stay (first by a laconic email stating that there are no rooms available, which then becomes a misterious and last-minute credit card problem over the phone), you may feel as if it is a little less than awesome. So be brave, try this nice-looking place out, but make sure your reservation confirmation is itslef confirmed (and I would still suggest having a backup option), or you may be contemplating the B&B from just underneath Brooklyn Bridge. Awesome.