Ellen is a wonderful host. She's always prompt to help out if needed. I arrived really late at night and picked up the apartment keys via the KeyCafe service which was both easy and close to the apartment. Ellen came to visit me and tell me all about her home and the surrounding area the next evening, which was really sweet of her.

The apartment is small but very functional. It has everything you may need. The only thing which was a little unlike what I expected was the laundry. The listing states that the washing machine is in the apartment, but isn't. I now realise that it's very typical for New York, but I was under the impression that I'll have a private machine.

The neighbourhood is perfect. SO close to 2 supermarkets, an abundance of cafes/restaurants and tourist attractions. I was able to walk everywhere I needed from this little lovely apartment.