Whether we were indoors or outdoors we knew we were in NYC when we stayed at Jamie’s huge apartment. It’s a zany, fabulous space, part apartment, part gallery. So much so that sometimes we found ourselves just wanting to hang out at home feeling nourished by the art, photos and objects from Jamie’s collection. When we stepped out we were just one block from Central Park, across the road from the Museum of Natural History and in the centre of the safe and interesting Upper West Side. We travelled all over Manhattan by hopping on the subway at 81st or 79th St or sometimes grabbing one of the many cabs right at the front door.

Jamie was a generous and interesting host who loves her city and went out of her way to make sure we had all we needed. She shared her local knowledge without being intrusive in any way. Nothing was too much trouble.

We are very lucky to have stayed here and now treasure wonderful memories of our first visit to NYC. This was also our first airbnb experience and we were delighted at how good it was.