This was exactly what I wanted and hoped for. Actually, it was better than what I had hoped for. Visiting NYC again for the first time since moving away, I needed a neutral place where I could sit back and absorb my day. The room was quiet (for NYC) and private and calm. Rosa was especially kind about this and gave me all the room I needed to unwind.
It's not a new apartment, it doesn't overlook Manhattan. But it is clean and reasonable and a block and a half from the G which gets you to the L or 7 train, which bring you to the main transfer hubs in Manhattan - the location is so perfect I was about as fast getting to the area around Columbia (Harlem) as I was Soho.
I didn't need or want to cook, but the kitchen is nice, spacious and stocked with utensils.
I can't thank Rosa enough for her gracious hospitality.