We absolutely loved staying at Sam’s place. It was very clean and welcoming. The kitchen is very well appointed with excellent appliances.
The front bedroom is a little noisy as it’s on the street side but this is expected in NYC.
The apartment building itself is very safe and we felt at home there (we stayed two weeks).
The area of the upper west side is a favourite of ours. You get a real sense of being among the locals. The locals were quite helpful on occasion. It’s very easy to get anywhere from this location, and it’s nice to be able to escape the “tourists” at the end of the day.
We found The Ellington tavern to be our local and the bagel shop on Broadway was also a favourite. The wash and fold is just around the corner on Manhattan Ave and it’s excellent.
We would highly recommend staying here. The subway (blue line is closest) and bus line is very close and so easy to walk over to the park. We felt very safe walking back from the subway late at night. Thank you Sam for hosting us.