Me and my boyfriends stayed in the apartment for a week on our first visit to New York. Viviana was a great host, responsive and thoughtful. Prior to our arrival she provided detail guidelines and practically answered all the questions we might have had. There were also tips on local area and how to find our way around.
It takes about 40-50min by taxi to reach the apartment from JFK. The self-checkin is straight forward. The street is quiet during the night, but only 5-7min walk from the Metro station and main shops/restaurants hub. The area felt very safe.
The apartment was easily the cleanest AirBnB I have ever stayed in. No doubts the professional cleaning service is provided between the guests.
There was a lot of detail and care put into decorating the place, which added to the great New York experience. We really enjoyed our time there and would definitely stay again when coming back to New York.
Thank you Viviana!
A transport tip for other guests:
4th Av/9th St Station runs line F (among others) which takes you almost everywhere you need in Manhattan without any interchange. However the F line is rather slow, sometimes it may turn out quicker to take line R and transfer.
On the weekends some lines are being suspended while others take their place, getting this info from the transport map is not very easy - always double check how to get form A-B with Google Maps/City Mapper etc.
Also, never assume North and South bound train of the same line will have exactly same stops (talking from our experience during the weekend (: )