This was my family's first AirBnB experience and it didn't disappoint. Noemie was very responsive in her communications with us from the minute we reserved her place. Both she and her husband, Rob, greeted us when we arrived where they promptly gave us the keys, got us familiar with the place and then offered to be of assistance with any questions or needs we might have during our stay. We parked our van right out front of their place and then were able tomuse their driveway on a day where we needed to be off the street.

As for the apartment itself ... When we walked in I could tell it had been cleaned within the last few hours (still smelled fresh). The place was spotless. It was also comfortable. There was a master bedroom for my wife and I and my 9 and 4 year old daughter slept in the 2nd bedroom. My son was very content on the pull out couch. We ate breakfast in our place all three days. The TV was great with numerous cable stations. The bathroom was small for a family of 5 but it was recently remodeled and clean. We also appreciated the fans in each bedroom since we like "white noise" when we sleep. The fans also blocked out any noise of walking on the floors above us.

As for location ... It was probably a 7-10 minute walk to the subway station at Kingston and Eastern Parkway. On the first day we took a 20 minute subway ride from there to Battery Park to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (although we went the wrong way to start). The next day we took about a 30-35 minute subway trip to the southern end of Central Park.

All in all it was a great stay and I would heartily recommend Noemie's "urban retreat" for anyone looking to visit NY City.