I'm so happy we found Velma's listing. Our group had a bit of trouble with a host who was unresponsive and Velma didn't mind being on the back burner until airbnb could resolve the issue with the other host. I'm so glad it all worked out and we were able to stay in Velma's apartment instead. She was there waiting at the door when we arrived by taxi, welcoming us.The beautiful decor of this pre-war apartment stunned us when we first walked in. I enjoyed the idea of staying in an older apartment like this one because it had character, yet was modernly furnished. The master bedroom was really large and I used the walk in closet to get ready in.The other bedroom was small but for the purpose of sleeping, it didn't need to be any bigger. The A/C came in really handy. And there was still a few miscellaneous food items left from other guests in the cupboard that we could use (such as honey). It was a 5 minute walk to the subway to go uptown to Manhattan, just what we were looking for! And the neighborhood was so so so friendly. We got many hello's as we walked down the street. Thanks Velma!