Elle's apartment has a perfect location if you want to be in the middle of nice small restaurants, cafés and shops and can easily reach different parts of New York either by walking or metro. The small apartment is nice for two persons, three probably would be too much:) Elle herself took very good care of us, gave us valuable information of the surroundings and kindly asked us a couple of times if things are OK. The area is quite lively and this is what you can also hear. If you are not a great sleeper, it might be a good idea to have earplugs with you. If you are a runner, you just run to Hudson and have a great run up or down.