We had a wonderful weeks stay in Ben's apartment. The apartment was smart and clean, with a comfy bed and clean towels waiting for us. the apartment itself is right in chelsea so a great neighbourhood with almost too many good restaurants to choose from to start your day with a good brunch and a coffee. I can highly recommend The Grey Dog one street down on 16th. it stays open late too (as do most places in NYC) and served good food and a nice glass of wine. The choice of subway stops (red line on 18th & blue on 14th) made it so easy to get around the city. Although we mostly walked as it was a nice walk to Greenwich and Union Square are only a few blocks away.
Ben was an excellent host for us, he was very helpful with any questions I had and was very accommodating for us leaving our cases later than the check out so we could use our last day effectively. He was always quick to respond to messages and really made my first experience on an Airbnb trip easy and enjoyable.
This will be our first choice for our next trip.