Elisa's place is absolutely awesome. Yes, you have to walk up four flights of stairs but you are rewarded when you reach the top. The apartment is spacious enough for two people to lounge about watching TV as well as having all of the cooking facilities that you need to cook up a storm. The location is the best - you are so close to everything and red, orange, blue, yellow and green subway lines are all a couple of blocks away. There are no clothes-washing machine facilities but the place a couple of doors down will take care of that. The main bed is very comfortable but be prepared to jump over your sleeping partner when you want to head to the toilet at midnight. I have stayed in New York six times prior to this stay and this location beats all other locations hands-down. It truly is a great place.