We had a great time staying at Laurence's place. He is a really friendly and welcoming host and we enjoyed chatting to him and hearing him play piano.
The apartment is in a great location and it's definitely worth exploring the neighborhood if you stay here (Laurence will give you good tips if you ask him!) We used the apartment as a base to see a lot of different areas and found it easy to get around using the subway lines nearby.
The room is spacious and comfortable and had everything we needed for our 5 night stay. We were lucky enough to have great weather when we were staying, so it did get a bit warm without air conditioning, but we appreciated Laurence giving us a fan to cool us down!
We felt that our stay at Laurence's place was great value for money and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend the experience to anyone visiting New York.