We stayed 3 nights at Vanessa and Gil's place during our trip to visit NYC and we had a great time there. We only met Vanessa but she was really nice and easy to talked to. She gave us a tour of the apartment as well as the few house rules (nothing crazy, just common sense stuff) and then she let us be on our way to visit around.
The apartment is as nice as advertised and is very closed from the PATH that will lead you to multiple central points in NYC from where you can take the metro. The apartment was very comfortable with bonus point for the Smart TV that allowed us to watch Netflix on a big screen the evenings, while we were planning our next day.
If you're looking to visit NYC but would prefer to put your money into the nice restaurants or touristic sites rather than into a room at The Plaza, look no further, this apartment is what you're looking for. Affordable, cozy and close to public transport!