We arrived at the apartment in the West Village and were greeted by Phillip's brother. He was very polite and nice. He showed us the apartment and advised where the keys were located. Even though we did not meet Phillip on this visit we were in contact with him via text messages and/or AIRBNB messages. Phillip was helpful with restaurant recommendations for brunch. Phillip even assisted us with a request that I am sure was not expected and he handled the situation promptly and was more then generous.
Regarding the apartment, Bill and I literally were only in the apartment during the hours that we were sleeping. We were on a very tight schedule so we did not have the opportunity to sit on the couch, watch any television or use the kitchen facilities. We really would have enjoyed a day to just chill and relax and Phillip's apartment would certainly have accommodated that for our needs.
The apartment is on the ground/basement/street level and the bedroom faces West 11th Street but we never heard any traffic, horns or public nuisance while we were sleeping, either Saturday or Sunday nights. That was a treat for a lot of city apartments.
The location of the apartment is in the West Village and it was easy to walk to local establishments, catch the subway or taxi and get to wherever it was you were going.
We would certainly stay at Phillips apartment again in the future because of the location and especially because you are able to have the entire apartment to yourself, if you have allocated more time to just chill but who chills in NYC?