This was, by far, one of the best Airbnb places we ever stayed in New York. For New York standards, it was wonderfully spacious, with a big living room, and a spacious modern kitchen. The whole place had a nice warm positive vibe about it. Unlike many big apartment complex in Manhattan, this was more like a independent house with perhaps just two other apartments in it. The front door was like a private house, and inside was very cosy and incredibly quiet. Even though it was right on 35th St, and 3rd Avenue, I did not hear any street noise whatsoever.
The kitchen was wonderful, and the lighting was just perfect, we can adjust the brightness to our liking. The bedroom was somewhat on the small side with just enough space for one double bed, but really, we didn't need anything else in the bedroom. The living space with the big L-shape couch was really really comfortable, and we spent most of our time at home there with our laptops. The bathroom had a real bath, and good pressure and hot water for the shower, and we were thankful for some amenities like shampoo and bodywash (I wish all airbnb hosts were good about leaving us these things).
Self-checkin was extremely easy, with clear instructions from the host on where to find the keys, etc. And although we never met Steven, he was always very quick and helpful, whenever we needed some answers. Thank you so much! We really hope we could be back again!