Orestes is a wonderful host as others have already stated. Very easy to communicate with. We flew in to La Guardia and Ubered to his place. Quick and easy. Less than 30 min. Easiest arrival into NYC we’ve had. We also Ubered back when we departed.
Orestes welcomed us and gave us the tour. We stayed a week. Room was good sized. Never felt cramped with the two of us. Bathroom is also a good sized. Nice artwork and reading materials. Backyard is beautiful unfortunately it was a bit chilly while we we there so we couldn’t fully enjoy it. Orestes works in the back half of the space in a separate room but it never bothered us and I don’t think we bothered him. We bought 7 day metro passes and used them the whole time. Close to subway so it was easy to get about. Lots of good places in Queens to eat at close by. About 12 min to get to theater district. We bought tickets to a few shows before we came and then went to TKTS in Times Square to buy discount tickets for the rest. If you go to TKTS multiple days keep your theater ticket stub to go through the Fast Pass line. Highly recommend the Museum of Moving Pictures in Queens as well as the Met Cloisters at the tippy top of Manhattan. Top quality medieval art and the building is spectacular. We took the bus back down to Times Square and rode through Washington Heights where the movie In the Heights was set. Love riding the bus to be able to see the neighborhoods of New York. Subways are easy to use as well. We were out and about for close to 10 hours each day. Orestes place was a welcomed place to come home to. Hope to go back soon!