Aspano was wonderful about answering my questions before our trip and was friendly and greeted us upon arrival. He even left us some snacks which were appreciated. He seems like a genuinely warm and wonderful person.
His apartment was as advertised and was in a good neighborhood. The only thing I thought would be there that wasn't was a TV and washcloths. We also could have used a couple extra pillows and blankets. We stayed on a Saturday night and while the neighbors were not rowdy, the walls are thin so there was some noise which I'm sure New Yorkers are used to. The air conditioner worked great and the hum helped block some of the noise.
The main problem we encountered which wasn't Aspano's fault is that someone from outside buzzed the apartment (which rings a bell extremely loudly inside the apartment) at 3:45 a.m which scared me to death. It buzzed again twice more until 4:15 a.m. It definitely scared me since I was traveling alone with my daughter and prevented me from going back to sleep. Aspano was very apologetic and said it was a mistake so perhaps it was just an unfortunate fluke but it's definitely unsettling that someone from outside pressed a button to be buzzed up to our apartment 3 times in the middle of the night.