Olu was a great host and made my first experience with airbnb a pleasant one. I got delayed due to customs when I landed, but he made no trouble of it. He was very friendly when I managed to lock myself out one morning and made no issue of coming to rescue me despite getting him out of bed. (Still so sorry about that.) He was always courteous and would let me know beforehand if he needed to pick anything up from the apartment.

Everything in the apartment was in order. For New York standards, this is very spacious. The apartment is between two of the most useful subway routes and close to other buses. It's very easy to get around NYC and see the sights. There's supermarkets nearby that are open until very late. I never felt unsafe in the neighbourhood and there's always people around. This is the one drawback as there is a lot of street noise, but then it is NYC.