Everything went great with Maria and her apartment! We enjoyed staying there and it is always nice to speak your mother tongue with another person. :) The apartment is well located, in about 15 minutes of walking your reach the exact middle of the beautiful neighbourhood of East Village where it contains a lot of diverse and awesome restaurants! Right around the corner there is also a supermarket and other coffee shops (like Starbucks) for breakfast if you need. Maria's partner and, of course, Oliver were also nice! In 8 minutes of walking you are on the 1st Ave subway station which it is really helpful for visiting other places of NY. The apartment clean and nice looking for NY standards. We recommend staying here.