We had a wonderful stay; location and interior of the apartment were absolutely premium. You can walk to Central Park or the Met in minutes. The rooms were spacious and the kitchen, though small, has everything you might need for a vacation. Everyone was super quiet, despite there being no actual division between our 6th floor apartment and the below floors. We especially appreciated the thoughtfulness of the host’s family who threw a party during our stay, yet we barely even noticed. Excellent insulation from street noise, too, though there are a hospital, an ambulance headquarters AND a fire station relatively close.
Please note, however, that your apartment will not be 100% independent of the others. This was a problem as we were traveling with our 6-year-old kid who was often too tired to go out for dinner. Having stuff delivered means that the delivery staff will ring the whole house when they get there. Of course, you can ask them to ring your phone, but this has proven to be a problem for people like us who have foreign cell phones—Seamless wouldn’t even let me register with a non-US phone.
We strongly recommend Alexis’s place, with small caveats if you’re traveling with active children and/or will need to get deliveries.