Blake’s place was perfectly situated in the east village. Its short walk from the subway stop and the neighborhood has a lot of character. The thing I noticed most about Blake’s place was how clean it was compared to my last couple of experiences. Also like any New York stay. There is a lot of street noise in the morning but he provided air plugs if you were so inclined. One thing to be aware of is the late checkin and early checkout. It caught me by surprise after booking as that’s not something I paid much attention to as I assumed typical hotel hours of 3pm/noon. Blake does offer suggestion of using bagbnb to keep luggage which worked out for me.