Guys, this is an excellent place to stay in the Big Apple! Dan's place was perfect! A great location, nice clean apartment, SAFE neighborhood, and the perfect jumping off point to explore the city! The apartment looks great... nicer than the pictures you just looked at! Comfortable beds, cozy warm... the apartment was stocked with nice towels, soaps, iron, ironing board, a fully stocked kitchen, Keurig coffees, teas, and even a nice Vitamix blender sitting on a kitchen shelf. You can't go wrong booking this place! The apartment is in a locked building with many New York neighbors that call this place home. It is on the second floor so you will have to climb a few flights of stairs. It's a very safe area, I quickly realized the apartment is in close proximity to a number of elementary and high schools. You will noticed in the mornings, kids walking to school and neighbors quickly walking their dogs before heading off to a days work. It's a SAFE area! That's important! Dan was an excellent host! He was actually out of town during our stay but had left his girl friend and a best friend to help if we needed anything extra. We arrived late in the evening, around 8 pm, to find Dan's friend waiting to buzz us in and open the apartment for us. Everything went seamless! A tour of the apartment, a couple sets of keys, all questions answered and we were ready to go! Even thought Dan was many miles away, he was in constant communication; a phone call each morning, and a couple of text messages later in the day. I actually felt like he was right next door.... very attentive and was completely ready to answer any questions or concerns. We had no problems!!! I noticed a review that mentioned loud noise from the heating system; we never noticed anything, I guessed that issue had been fixed. We flew into NYC but if we had driven we could have found on street parking close to the apartment! The Lower East Side,LES, is a working class neighborhood. It is my opinion, if you miss out on the real culture of New York City neighborhoods, and it's citizens you miss out on the very best part! We explored all the streets and alleys! Such a neat mix of nice restaurants, delis, bars, music venues... the list goes on. This area is tenement style brick buildings mixed with high rise upscale apartment buildings. A NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOOD! The iconic Katz's Delicatessen was only a few blocks down E Houston Street from the apartment. Clinton Street Baking Company, another iconic place to eat, was just around the corner. A few more blocks down E Houston Street was a Whole Foods Market. The 2nd Avenue subway station is an 8 or 9 minute walk down the street. You can hop the F train from there! If you are familiar with Citi Bike there are a couple of bike...