Our hosts were wonderful. We arrived early before the maid cleaned and Timur and Amanda accommodated us by taking our luggage in their home. We then spent a lovely time getting to know one another and they told us of their fav restaurants in the area. During our visit they checked in with us via email to ask if we needed anything (we didn't!).
I am very picky. The photos are representative- the apartment is perfect: very secure, very clean & relatively quiet (occasionally one can hear passerbys on the street talking & then only when in the front room). The bed is comfortably hard. There's a surplus of pillows! We didn't use the kitchen, however, a gourmet chef would feel at home. There are numerous kitchen appliances, e.g., I lost count of the number of different machines to make coffee.
I love (& know well) the surrounding neighborhoods: from the apartment it's very convenient to catch a cab, take the subway, & walk around W. Village, to SOHO, to Tribeca, to LES.
I loved everything about staying here and would return!

To start the day, almost every day for late breakfast, we went to the 12 Chairs restaurant, two blocks away.
I would return