I stayed at Gilbert's for 5 days in October. The apartment is located in a quiet residential area that is 5-10 minutes walk from the subway and the lively restaurant/bar/café area in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, while also close to the fashionable Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. The room is very large and Gilbert is in the process of renovating so is receptive to ideas to improve it. He's an intelligent, interesting and relaxed host who has lived all over the world.