Ken was very welcoming and helped with the drop off of our luggage before we returned our hire car to the depot nearby. He also talked us through local restaurants, things to do and places to visit.
We loved his condo which was equipped with high quality cookware and crockery and all the equipment you need to make this a home from home, including a fridge-freezer, dishwasher and washing machine with integral tumble-dryer.
The shower was excellent with piping hot water and lovely fluffy towels.
There was even a desk-top computer and printer available in the condo connected to fast internet and a fabulous curved 46” smart TV.
Everything was beautifully fresh and clean in the apartment and the extensive lighting provided a lovely ambiance to suit any mood.
The beds were spacious and very comfortable and we both slept very well and there was no noise at night at all.
From a location point of view, we were pleasantly surprised at how many nice restaurants there were in very easy walking distance. We particularly liked Brownstone Diner which served a wide range of tasty food at reasonable cost. The lobster, crab, clam and prawn Diavola was superb!
The Path train station (underground) at Grove Street was no more than five minutes walking distance (400 paces) from the condo. It was just two stops on the Path line to the World Trade Centre (WTC), lower Manhattan. On arriving at WTC, you can easily connect to the subway network and visit the whole of NYC.
Getting to JFK airport to fly home was so easy and cheap even, though we had two full suitcases each. We walked and took the Path service from Grove Street to WTC ($2.75 each). We then took the E train (blue line) subway from WTC all the way through to Sutphin Blvd, then connected to the AirTrain which took us directly to our terminal. The whole journey took under 2 hours and cost $10.50 each.
We will definitely stay here again when we visit New York in future.