I can divide my experience at Michael's place in two parts - one positive, one negative. In the first part, I have enjoyed staying in the flat. While it is oldish and not perfectly clean, the studio is generally well kept, with all necessary furniture and equipment. It is about 40 minutes from Washington Square by subway, but close enough to several tourist attractions. Michael has been generally helpful with ordinary issues and has contacted his assistants in case of need. The second part has been a very bad experience for me. The fridge stopped working. It actually kept switching itself on and off and there was clearly an electrical problem. For some reason, Michael stubbornly refused to acknowledge this and claimed that I switched the fridge off by mistake - which could not possibly be, if anything because I speak fluently both English and Spanish and there was no reason why I would do so. He came into the studio, turned the thermostat off and took a picture, arguing that that was evidence of my bad behaviour. I have had to turn to Airbnb, sending them videos and pictures showing that the fridge was really malfunctioning. Airbnb was very helpful and in the end Michael realised that the fridge had to be replaced. I do not understand why he would insist that the fridge worked, when it was not true. All in all, it took about two weeks, or a bit more, to sort out the problem. I was in NYC for work reasons, so it was not exacly pleasant to waste time on this.