Donna and Lou were fantastic hosts! Pretty much only great things to say about their apartment: (1) The best part about this place I would say were the hosts Donna and Lou. Very responsive to emails and extremely flexible about arrival time/key exchange, which was great for us. Lou actually met us at the apartment and showed us how to work the TV (awesome TV setup, btw), where everything was, how to get in touch with him if we needed anything etc. People like Donna and Lou are why I love airbnb. I've stayed at some other places in NYC that are clearly just some guy buying a place for the sole purpose of renting it out on airbnb every night to make money ... it's not a person's "real" apartment. Not at all true with Donna and Lou -- this is their REAL apartment and I think that's part of the fun of airbnb: seeing how other people set up their apartments and learning a bit about what its really like to live in NYC. (2) Really awesome location within walking distance of some great restaurants, parks, shopping, etc. We definitely felt 100% safe the whole time in this area. (3) Loved the apartment. Plenty of space for the 2 of us and nice windows, especially in the living room area. The decorations are really awesome -- an eclectic mishmash of western wall hangings, books, antique furniture, and more! I wish we could pull off this kind of style in our apartment. (4) All the amenities: really nice fresh towels, kitchen seemed to have everything (although we didn't cook), great TV setup, A/C unit above the bed. (5) Everything was extremely clean and well organized.