I stayed at Anthony's place in Kips Bay for around a month and couldn't have asked for a better place to stay for my internship.
Anthony was a fantastic host – very good at communicating in the lead up to booking my reservation and throughout the stay. He was incredibly helpful – he helped me with my luggage in moving into the apartment, printed out some documents for me on very short notice, and all around went above and beyond in hosting me.
The location of Anthony’s apartment is very convenient and safe. There is a Target, Trader Joes, and other Fairways Market all within a 5-minute walk. There are also a large number of trendy restaurants and bars nearby – plus other fast food style places. The apartment is less than a 10-minute walk to Green Line subway which was very convenient for me getting to my internship. It’s two stops away from Grand Central so you can easily transfer onto other lines if you’d like. The apartment also isn’t terribly far away from ‘touristy’ places if you’re that way inclined. Around a half hour walk to Times Square.
You do share the apartment with other tenants – but you barely notice the other guests and everyone is very quiet and respectful in my experience. I saw Anthony a handful of times throughout my stay – and only saw one other tenant twice throughout the month. You share the apartment with some very cute cats.
The room is well equipped – it is very spacious and clean, has a TV, a convenient mini fridge, and a cupboard with lots of hangar space. The bed is very comfy and well-sized as well. The air-conditioning within the room was good too which was helpful as I struggled with adjusting to the humidity/heat of NYC at first. Another cool feature is that the room has a nice view of the Empire State Building.
All in all, the apartment is exceptionally well-maintained and clean. The apartment was spotless throughout my stay. The only ‘issue’ I encountered was that the bathroom light wasn’t working well for two days, but Anthony worked very hard to fix this as soon as possible.
Overall, I would wholeheartedly recommend staying at Anthony’s place no matter the occasion. If I am ever in New York again, I would definitely stay at his apartment again if given the chance.