Marina was a lovely host! So responsive and considerate of what we may need. The place was as described and was so well stocked with extra towels, wash cloths and blankets should we need them. Everything went smoothly and, having lived in NYC before, we felt right at home. The area has a ton of restaurants and offers decent access to the subway, also very walkable. Parking is hard, but that's typically the case for most of NYC, so if you have a car just expect to look for parking for a while and typically have to park further away from the apartment 🙃
The only things I would say are super squeaky floors (again that's normal for these buildings, but we had a baby with us so we had to be very careful getting around - we hope we didn't bother the downstairs neighbor too much!). and the kitchen left a little to be desired. no cookie sheet, for example, or tin foil, so if you need to cook things during your stay, just keep that in mind!
would definitely stay again! thx Marina!