Craig's place worked out perfectly for us. Excellent location near a couple subway lines, close to Union Square, 2 movie theaters nearby, lots of restaurants, few blocks to center of east village with charming quiet streets, Thompkins Square, and lots more cafes and restaurants. Studio is quite spacious with lots of comfortable furniture, large TV screen, and desk with large monitor that was very handy. Kitchen fully equipped with excellent selection of pots and cutlery. As noted it is a walkup with many flights, but we liked the exercise. 3rd Ave is busy so there is a fair amount of street noise. Since it was quite hot when we were there (July), the air conditioner canceled out the street noise. Craig was organized and wonderfully responsive, and all arrangements went very smoothly.