From the moment i walked into the apartment i knew this was a different kind of airbnb experience. The interior decoration is beautiful and each room looks great in its own unique way, with chandeliers, mosaics and chic modern art all around.

Cynthia is a generous and kind person who went out of her way to make my five days in New York as fun and easy as it could possibly be. There are lots of grocery stores, restaurants, and things to do in the area, and walking around was pretty safe at night. Central Park is a five minute walk, the subway is 90 seconds away, and there's also the metro museum of art about a 15 minute walk away. All really convenient, but if you'll be spending most of your time downtown then lower Manhattan is very easy to get to in about 20-25 minutes on the subway, and Times Square is about the same with one train transfer on the way.

Cynthia was extremely considerate and always thinking ahead - she really is a wonderful host in what many might see as an intimidating city. New York is a great city full of predominantly great people, and Cynthia really made it feel that way as soon as i got there - after the first night i was more than comfortable and really enjoyed myself, when maybe i would have been a bit tentative going out at night by myself, it was great. I absolutely loved my stay and will be trying to make sure that all my friends stay with Cynthia when visiting this great city in the future.