The apartment is really nice and clean, we arrived late so the passcode was very helpful, it is located in a nice residential neighborhood very close to La Guardia airport and not so close to the noisy streets or the train but conveniently located within a 15 min walk. We did not spend too much time at the apartment but if you do, there is a nice kitchen to prepare your meals, no microwave though. The only thing I should mention is that the apartment is located in a basement and you can easily hear the people steps upstairs, the first night the noise woke us up but after that we were so tired that it didn’t bother us at all.
We did not have the opportunity to meet Nora but we met Gonzalo, her husband, he was very nice and friendly and gave us some advice on places that we should visit.
I would definitely stay there again and would recommend Nora’s apartment as a nice, clean and affordable place to stay in NY.