David was flexible with our checkin and checkout times and was there to greet us and show us around his apartment. He also left a handy guide with neighborhood recommendations for good eats. The apartment is fairly spacious for NYC and centrally located in the East Village, which was good for me and my friend because it was cold when we were there in the first week of February, but we were walking distance to great pizza, a great organic market with some of the best coffee I have had in a while, and all sorts of bars and restaurants (Indian joints, Maharkali, Sigmund's, root & bone, too many to mention really) so we didn't suffer that much. The subway is not too far, but the area is so flat, it's great to walk to the West Village, Soho , Chinatown, Alphabet City, etc., and take in the city.

The heating works very well! We are from Southern California and were never cold inside the apartment. You are only one floor up from the street, so if you are a light sleeper, you may want to consider ear plugs. Street sound don't bother me or my friend at all, since we sleep like the dead.

I loved staying in the East Village and hope to return when the weather warms up. Definitely my kind of 'hood. Everyone was friendly and helpful.