A tourist was stunned when she opened the window of her hotel room to find diners tucking into their dinner at a restaurant just inches away.
After searching through Airbnb, Desiree Richards found a suite at the Cassa Hotel & Residences - which advertised a room with a window looking out on gorgeous views of the city skyline.
But when she arrived last week and drew the curtains to catch a glimpse, she was shocked by what she saw.
Peering through she could see an eatery with a couple of people enjoying a meal less than a foot away on the other side of the glass.
Due to her window being reflective , they were oblivious someone was watching them. She could also open the window, meaning she could reach in if she wished to.
Desiree shared the bizarre experience in a TikTok video, which has been viewed over seven million times.
The caption reads: “When we got to the hotel it was dark and we just went to bed."
“When we woke up there were blackout shades but I was so excited to see the view. I thought I was going to see a building, a skyline or whatever.”
She added: “I roll up the shades and we are in a restaurant. We are fully in a restaurant. I can open up this window and fully join these people at their dinner, at their lunch.
Desiree was appalled at how the New York hotel allowed this to happen, the New York Post reports.
“HOW IS THIS LEGAL you literally can not make this up," she told her followers.
"I can open the window and touch their table."
A receptionist at the Cassa Hotel in New York's Midtown told the New York Post they "didn't see how the story was newsworthy".
Desiree contacted her Airbnb host - claiming the description and pictures were misleading.
The host sent back a bizarre response, where they said that "everything went and is going well during your stay".
It read: “Apologies for taking some time to reply to you, actually we were going to cancel your reservation as we had some room issues, however, we were able to manage to host you.
"I believe everything went and is going well during your stay and glad to know that we were able to host you during this time of year.”
But after the post went viral, Airbnb staff spotted it and quickly emailed an apology with a voucher for a free stay.
In the days after the complaint, the Airbnb listing has been taken down.
In its place, a different room in the same building is now being offered for $153 (£114) per night.
