My 16 year old daughter and I spent 5 days in the big apple. Bethany and Michael are perfect hosts and gave great communication prior to our stay. Bethany met us on arrival which was lovely. The apartment is gorgeous - a real home from home, comfy bed, so much space and really welcoming decor. Nice to have an outside space too. I will say It's worth reading up about the neighbour hood. We found it to be a 30 minute subway ride to the hub of New York life! (Subway pass $32 for a week! Bargain - and it's a different world down there, fab for getting a real feel for the city life). I would totally recommend getting a city pass £95 here, or $110 in the states, all 10 top attractions included and no queues - result! Liberty island boat tour, the rock and the met were our favourites. You can go up the Empire State Building twice in a day too. A rush ticket is perfect for those wanting to experience broadway but not the expense, turn up at 9.00 on the morning of the night you'd like to go and get €35 seats - we even got box seats (had to pinch ourselves!). Try Ellen's singing diner, times square - such fun! Although the pound was at an all time low and everything was double what we'd pay in the U.K. We still managed to tick off everything on our New York bucket list, just find your bearings and spend the first day getting a feel for the city - it really never sleeps so there's no rush, ask people what and where to go, they are all passionate about the city they love to live in. We found New Yorkers friendly, helpful and the whole place safe and truly exciting, it lived up to all our expectations. We have hundreds of photos and memories to last our life time. I am so grateful to have found Bethany and Michaels place, our trip wouldn't have been possible without the reasonable price they charged, or the fantastic accommodation they provided.
What a trip - enjoy yours! X