The great thing about the apartment is the location, which is perfect if you are in NY for work or leisure. But it is a 4 floor walk up with 17 steps for each floor. You have to travel light.

On the other hand, I was unhappy with the hosting. After an 8 hour flight from London I arrived at JFK with a message from Marina that she was in Miami...When I got to Marina's apartment, having to discover where the keys were hidden, I was faced with an impaired key lock. I could not get in as the lock's cylinder tilted. After a while, with Marina on the phone, the door finally opened but I was unable to lock the door again. So, I was afraid to leave the door unlocked and leave the apartment unprotected. After two hours of my arrival the super showed up and fixed the problem. However, it was a stressful start. The other problem was that the apartment was not cleaned up before my arrival. Not even the bed sheets were changed, with the usual marks out there to my astonishment. I had to look for clean sheets in Marina's apartment...Probably Marina left to Miami and did not check if her house-cleaner had done the work before my arrival. I have checked the reviews of Marina as a host and they seemed good. Unfortunately, I did not have the same experience and it makes all the difference. For a guest, being able to get the keys, be introduced to the apartment, move into a clean room with clean sheets is a host's most basic responsibility. So Marina was not nice to me...and the price I paid definitely did not match what I have got.