We stayed in Finola and John's apartment over Easter, and had a great time! It's in a wonderful neighbourhood (and perhaps a part of NYC you wouldn't see if you were coming as a tourist), with lots of good local food and decent transport connections (25-40 minutes to various bits of Manhattan).

The apartment itself is modern, clean and bright, and has all the amenities you could need. It's also well stocked with books and pictures, so it feels like home. It's a bit like living in an Ikea showroom - in a good way. :) There's also wifi and cable TV. The bed is comfortable, and there is a good shower.

The hosts live upstairs, and were lovely and very helpful. When we arrived, they'd bought coffee (there's a coffee machine), milk, fruit and soft drinks, which was a nice touch, and left a note with suggestions for local restaurants and places to buy groceries.

If there's one drawback, it's that as a downstairs apartment, you can hear people walking around upstairs sometimes. However, we weren't bothered by it at all.