We spent a hot week in june in Matei's apartment. Thanks to his air con and fans, we could cool down at night. The apartment is vis-à-vis a park, so the only noise was coming from a weekend open air party. But not the usual sirene soundtrack we knew from our other NYC stays. Matei has a great taste, lovely decoration and useful details such as cool drinking water in the fridge's door. There's also a huge TV and Netflix, a bathroom, a small kitchen (with a great coffee machine), a bathroom with comfy towels and 2 bedrooms with very comfy spring beds, one room even with a great walk-in wardrobe. Only negative point: The blinds in the guest bedroom are not ideal, we think, as it got very bright in this bedroom very early in the morning.
Matei is a very friendly and helpful host, who really cares – and who is willing to help you fulfil special wishes (we arrived with 2 little kids). We can recommend him totally. And we love his Area, the Lower East Side. So this is definitely a great address for families or couples who want to explore Manhattan and Brooklyn.