Francesca's apartment was perfect for us for our fall break!
We (2 adults and kids 10 and 12 years) spent a week in this apartment, and I can highly recommend it to anyone who wants to live like a local in a beautiful New York brownstone, with more space than in a standard cramped hotel room in New York!
The apartment is in a really nice residential neighborhood in Upper West side, with all the main subway lines really close by. A good supermarket, Trader Joe's was just one block away, and a nice casual breakfast place (Mila cafe) just 2 blocks away. Lot's of restaurants and cafes all over in the area. And Central Park is really just half block away.
The apartment was huge, with 2 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room and a kitchen. Everything was clean, and with all you could ever need: fully equipped kitchen, lots of towels etc. Everything worked well in the apartment, so it was really easy to stay there, and some evenings, as we were tired from the jetlag, we just had take-away dinner at the apartment.
You can hear some noise from the street in the bedrooms, but in a city like New York that is normal. And the area is soooo much nicer than the Midtown area where most of the hotels are!
Francesca and Jack were also really kind hosts to us as our daughter caught a flu the last days of our holiday, so Francesca and Jack let us stay past the check-out time in the apartment in our last day there. We really appreciated this as we had an evening flight.
I can warmly recommend this apartment to anyone travelling to New York, and it is especially suitable for families needing a bit more space & wanting to live in quieter area than Midtown!