1) Wade is a great host. He was kind enough as to stay up late waiting for us and he also let us leave our bags for a couple of hours when we already checked out. We didn't need much more from him but he was always available if needed.
2) The apartment is exactly as shown in the pictures. Big and comfortable, everything works as it should, even the heat (and we were there on the coldest days of winter). The neighborhood is a residential tranquil one, that means it's nice for a rest of Manhattan's groove, but also that there is not a big comercial area except from the essentials (market, deli, laundry). Subway is about 5 blocks away, and connection to Manhattan is about 50 minutes.