It can be difficult at times to fully illustrate the good or the bad of any type of review, but in this case there is no bad and the apartment does exactly what it says on the tin so it is relatively easy!
We stayed in Elle's apartment for a week on our rookie visit to NYC but also our first experience of AirBnB...there were some initial concerns as to whether we were doing the right thing, but we need not have worried. We spent a long time researching apartments in NYC where we didn't want to be in the city but could have easy access to it. Milton Street turned out to be the perfect choice for us, with a lovely/comfortable apartment in a peaceful quiet neighbourhood, just the perfect host where nothing was to much trouble (just ask! and thanks to Joel for HBO!), in easy reach of the G train Metro (4 mins), buses ( 5 mins) and the East River Ferry just a 10 min stroll to the quay stop. All the transit options gave you access in there own way to Uptown, Midtown and Downtown Manhattan. They also gave us the ability to walk and explore the sights on foot if we needed to.
There are quite a few local shops and small supermarkets within a short stroll and get the best cakes ever from the Riviera shop & café just on Manhattan Drive. The Outpost at the bottom of Milton Street is a great place for coffee and breakfasts.
More importantly though is the apartment and the photos and comments really don't lie, its simply lovely for a couple or a family.... we certainly would have no hesitation in staying here again when we return, which we will.
Communication with Elle was very easy and she will always respond very quickly, simply the perfect host!