Take the bus back from the ferry to avoid the walk up the steep hill after walking thousands of steps! Take bus 52 and get off at the stop in front of the house!
Take the bus to the ferry across the street (scan the code on the sign and it tells you when the bus will be coming, or look up the schedule online). The metro pass for a week ($34) covers unlimited subways and busses in NYC in all of the boroughs! The ferry was a great experience daily.
The home is a perfect place to be “home” after being out all day, plenty of towels and the shower pressure was excellent!
Amir was extremely responsive anytime I sent him a message with questions, before my stay and during. It was a pleasure having him available to answer questions and I really appreciate his flexibility with check in.
You’ll hear the footsteps of the family upstairs, but to us it made us feel like we were really part of a living community, rather than a visitor in a tourist city. Having an experience like the people who live there was great.
The AC blows real cold and keeps the temperature to your desire (we were there when it was in the 90s all week).
Full kitchen, although we didn’t really use it as we thought we would - we were gone for 12-14 hours each day.
A great overall stay. I really recommend getting familiar with the Metrocars system for the busses and the ferry- your feet will be glad you did!