Rafik is a great host.
We had a great time staying at his place.
He was always answering within minutes if we needed help. The apartment was just like expected . Very clean and spaceous and we would love to stay there again.
We were 4 adults and it was about a 7-10 min walk to the subway for us .(3-4 blocks) Both the N and W subway goes here so you will be able to go most places with these, if you have to switch they both go to time square in about 15-20 min where you can switch to any other subway,train or bus, plus you are in the heart of the city.
The neighbourhood is great.
Lots of cafee's and resturants. Wish we didnt just go to the right when going outside (to the mainstreet), would also recomend trying to go up to the left street from out the door as well, because its alot of nice resturants and shops here also. (wich we didnt notice until leaving so just a tip for the next guy ;)
We had so much fun trying Alexa, haha. My mum and dad has never seen electronics like this before.
All in all a great experience.
Especially since it was 2 of our travels companys first time in new york.
Would recommend this place to anyone.