My daughter and I just spent two weeks+ in Al's lovely Washington Heights apartment as we waited for the birth of a grandchild to another daughter who, fortunately, lives just around the corner from Al. As other guests have said, the place was perfect, situated close to the subway, stores, restaurants, the GW bridge and Henry Hudson Parkway. Al was a wonderful host, and even sent us a lovely gift after the baby's birth! The apartment is very clean and comfortable and truly felt like a home away from home. It has everything you need. We never cooked dinner there, but saved money by preparing breakfast and lunch there. Our second night there, there was a leak in the bathroom in the apartment above, and Al's apartment sustained some water damage. Al (and the building super) were very responsive and, although the damage was not repaired during our stay due to the building manager being out of the country, the leak caused us no problems except on the night it happened. Washington Heights is a vibrant, safe, lively community and our stay there was just great. We will definitely try to stay at Al's on future trips to NYC! This was our first airbnb experience and Al and his apartment exceeded our expectations!