We stayed at Irodjs place for a week. Unlike many new yorkers Irod is really friendly and very welcoming, supernice person. He is also a famous NYC fashion designer, the whole building belongs to him and its really well-decorated. The apartment is on the 3rd floor walk-up, for Manhattan standards its big and very beautiful. Its noisy at nights, but you should expect it everywhere in NYC. No real kitchen in the apartment and restaurants on the "restaurant row" and 9 ave are awful, so my advise is to go to 10th ave for restaurants