Marc's place straddles the southern edge of the Lower East Side, more like Chinatown, so it's a short walk to the parts of the Lower East Side that I love. I actually didn't mind that it was a bit farther south, since you avoid the insanity of the LES on weekend nights, and it makes the B/D trains a more viable option when coming home.

The apartment is spacious, clean, and the bed is comfortable. Marc is less responsive than some of the more proactive hosts I've stayed with, (I didn't receive any checkin instructions until minutes before my flight left), but everything worked out fine in the end.

Overall a fine home base for a NYC trip if lower manhattan is your focus.