Staying at Elem's apartment made my stay in New York such a wonderfully pleasant one.
LOCATION: The best you could really hope for. The new Q line is just one minute walk down the street and brings you to almost every key spot you could think of, all the way to downtown New York. The 6 line is about 8 minutes walk away and together with the Q line, there is not one place you can't reach conveniently in this city.
Central Park: 15 mins walk from the apartment, you will find an absolutely stunning reservoir with a Manhattan skyline view. The reservoir also serves as a running track. 5-10 mins walk down you will find your standard, beautiful main area of Central Park.
Restaurants: dozens to choose from within 5 mins walking distance. Even more restaurant-filled areas around 86th street (c.10 mins walk).
APARTMENT: Spacious, comfortable, ample storage space. Very large flatscreen TV with Netflix (!) in both living room and bedroom. Place is well-equipped with both in-built and portable heaters for the winter. WiFi is very fast.
HOST: Communication was what I was most impressed with throughout my whole stay. Elem usually responds within a matter of minutes. Every issue I had, no matter how small or big, was addressed immediately - even if it required specialists I had people coming up to fix up the apartment in a couple of hours. The longest response turnaround time was the day after. Elem often went over and above what would be typically expected of a good host to accommodate my situation.
Can't recommend renting with Elem enough. Thanks for a great stay :)