I don't know where I can begin to describe how wonderful and nice our host is. Alex waited for us to arrive at her place. She explained everything about the building and her apartment. She had water, milk, cereal, pretzels etc and even a bottle of wine ready for us. She checked on us a few times to make sure that we had everything we needed. She is quick to answer any questions we had. She is also very easygoing and let us stay longer when our flight got delayed...she is just one of the best hostesses we have ever had. Her apartment is spotless and her bed is very comfortable. The bedroom is off the street level and it's very quiet. The neighborhood is really young and bustling with amazing restaurants and bars. It's also very easy to get around. We like to walk, so we walked almost everywhere, times square, Broadway shows, and Brooklyn bridge etc etc. If you don't like to walk, trains and busses are all within 5 to 10 mins walking distance... overall, we LOVED our stay at Alex's lovely place. We will definitely be looking for her place again if we are back to Manhattan.
BTW, Alex's place is a one bedroom apartment with the bedroom separate from the kitchen and living room areas. It's very big, very comfortable for 2 persons. We enjoyed it very much.