Michael is an excellent host. He has plenty of towels, he even had Castille Peppermint soap. Michael had the refrigerator packed with water, juice, fruit, and muffins. He had waffles in the freezer for breakfast.
Michael made us feel welcome, like we were visiting family. The subway is on 125th street, 4 blocks away. Sylvia's is about a 5 minute walk from Brownstone, pioneer grocery is right around the corner on Lennox. Neighborhood corner store on 129th and Lennox have great philly steak sandwiches and they are open late. 10 minutes from Apollo on 125th. The 2 and 3 train will take you to town square in about 15 minutes. The neighborhood is safe and you are able to walk around safely late at night. The deck is great and the squirrels are friendly. I would definitely stay again. I had the best time in New York and staying at Michael's was an added bonus. PS he even has umbrellas available if it starts raining.