We had a rather shaky start as unfortunately Ademar had got the day wrong and so the flat had not been cleaned before we arrived. However the owner was extremely apologetic, everything got sorted out and we went on to have a great stay.
It's a great base for visiting the city and yet it's off the touristy beaten track, and is a regular neighbourhood, not too posh, not too rough, which we really appreciate.The fact that Central Park is on the doorstep was a wonderful discovery. We even saw wildlife in the form of a racoon in the street down near the park one evening.
We discovered some great pizzas at the local takeaway, and really liked the cosy authentic Japanese restaurant in the parallel street.
The apartment is as described -compact but really well equipped, with really useful stuff like dishwasher,washer/dryer and even home from home extras like a printer and an ipod dock. We didn't find being on the 4th floor a problem, as we needed the exercise after all the New York cuisine we absolutely had to try out, and it also meant it was much quieter than expected and we felt very undisturbed considering how many other people must live around.