Gaby and Thomas were both very nice. The apartment was very clean and nicely decorated and they had got a bottle of wine in for us and some food for breakfast, which was much appreciated.
My main gripe was that on arrival we were told that they didn't have a fully functioning toilet, we weren't allowed to put toilet paper down the pan as it blocks up the pipe. I feel that they should make people aware of this fact before accepting a booking, rather than being told when you arrive and have paid your money and no options available.
We stayed mid September and it was high 20's and found the apartment difficult to cool down as the air temperature outside didn't start to fall generally until 10-11pm so had to have the fan on throughout the night.
The front bedroom was quiet with just occasional traffic, however I did find the mattress thin (3") and very hard to get a good night sleep on.

We found a nice place to eat at Hoyt Schermerhorn, the Bedouin tent which astonished us as how Atlantic ave could change so much from where we cross it at Utica.
We had a great time exploring New York and staying out of Manhattan certainly helped us do that.