Loved our stay in Alicia's very cool apartment. After we recovered from the journey up the 85 or so steep stairs (pack light) and the uninviting communal areas, we discovered a lovely bright sunny welcoming home amazingly spacious by any standards but especially for NYC. Location was amazing too so many great things on the doorstep. Only negatives were: the bathroom which is v small given the size of the loft, the fact that you can't stand up in the shower and the toilet plumbing....the apartment instructions include how to unblock the toilet, so you get the idea; the front room mattress was very hard; and the ladder up to the upstairs bedroom was a bit precarious after a few cocktails BUT don't be put off. If you can do stairs and want to stay in a really cool apartment in a really cool area, stay here. I would definitely go back. Alicia was lovely, amenable and good to deal with. A great NYC experience.