We had an AWESOME time staying at Filip's place. We were looking for something where we could keep to ourselves and that is exactly what we got. His roommate was there to show us around the first night even though we got in way later than we had planned. The rest of the time he let us do our thing but was available if we needed anything. Filip followed up with us a few times throughout the trip to make sure everything was going smoothly. The room was just as we expected. My husband has back problems and we were worried about finding a bed that was going to be comfortable enough for his back but this bed gave him no troubles at all. It was nice having a decent sized room with a couch as well as a TV. We came to New York City for vacation so most of our time wasn't spend in the room. The times we were at the apartment it was very relaxing. The doormen in the building were all nice and didn't give us any troubles. The shower in the room does take a little bit of time to turn hot (which wasn't really that big of a deal). There is quite a bit of construction going on around where the apartment is located since it is so close to ground zero. We only used walking, subway, and buses for travelling and it worked well (other than getting turned around every once in a while). There is a bus stop right around the corner from the complex but the subway is a little ways away (I believe since the ones around ground zero that would have been closer are still closed). We didn't really use the kitchen all that much other than storing some drinks and food in the fridge. I did bring home leftovers from a restaurant, but wasn't able to eat them because they don't have a microwave. It wasn't a big deal at all and we ended up going to get food anyways. There is a pick a bagel place close that we went to a few times and also a place called Charlys that is open 24/7 that has really good food and pizza. Overall our stay was awesome other than getting into the city late because of a flight delay. If we go to NYC again we wouldn't even think about staying anywhere else. I liked that the apartment was in a part of the city that isn't so busy. It was still close enough to get to everything we wanted by bus or subway. Thanks to Filip and Zacharay for being a big part of why we enjoyed our stay so much!