We had a great time staying at Yves Abel’s apartment for a week. Everything is as advertised.
The apartment is nicely decorated and very spacious, large enough to accommodate our large group of six adults and four young children. We never felt claustrophobic during the week while we were there. The kitchen, dining room and family room are open and on one floor, which gives the children plenty of space to run around. In fact, Antonio, the manager, let our children play with the owner’s son’s toys.
The location also served us well. Subway stations are within 5 min. walk. It turned out that we didn’t have to take any taxis (except to and from the airport), including sightseeing trips, grocery shopping, rehearsal dinner and the wedding. (We were in Brooklyn for a wedding.)
There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance. There are easily twenty restaurants within 15 min. walk. These restaurants are pretty busy, so it feels safe to walk at night. However, the immediate neighborhood is not noisy, since the apartment is on a quiet street where there are no tourists or restaurants.
There are three floors in the building and the staircase is steep. It took some effort to carry our luggage up the stairs.
Antonio was very helpful, meeting us when we arrived, showing the apartment and explaining all the details. On the day for check-out, he was there on time as arranged.