It was our first time using airbnb and what an incredible experience! They welcomed us in kindly, always gave the right advice at the right moment, the neighbourhood was great (safe, a big supermarket around the corner, 10 min to Manhattan with the Metro), the appartment is filled with cool stuff (sometimes we simply found ourselves looking at the artwork), their dog is super friendly, there are also lots of eating possibilities in Astoria. Both are vibrant, active and charismatic characters that represent the true spirit of NY and are the golden key to the city-

To sum up: if you are looking for a home base in New York to discover Manhattan from and want to meet some great people along the way, this is definitely it