We loved the apartment! Andrew couldn't have provided more of a comfortable stay. Everything was as expected when we showed up, and he even left us bagels and OJ for our first morning so we could have something to eat before we picked up groceries. He left us plenty of towels and an extra set of linens. We used his french press to make coffee every morning, and we cooked a lot of our meals in the kitchen. I was able to hook my laptop up to his large monitor and wireless keyboard/mouse, which was great, because I had to do plenty of computer work while I was there.

On top of that, he left us a list of cool places in the neighborhood to check out - bars and restaurants, as well as his local grocery store and laundromat. We really appreciated that - we took his recommendations and they were all pretty stellar. He also left me a novel that was set in the neighborhood. Initially, I thought that was funny, but then I ended up reading an hour or two of it every night and it was interesting to read some recent fiction set in the streets that I was currently exploring!

Aside from the apartment being great, I must say that we lucked out with the Lower East Side. The area is so much fun. It seems like some parts of New York are a little too run down, and some a little too trendy/touristy. The Lower East Side is neither. I hadn't heard much about this part of town before staying at Andrew's, but now I know - the LES is alive and vibrant. It's full of restaurants and coffee shops and bars and live music clubs that are hip without being trendy. It's got character - a kind of authentic New York experience that other, more expensive areas of the city truly had only decades ago.

All in all, I would definitely recommend this place to any airbnb NYC visitors.

Andrew, thanks for the warm welcome and the comfortable stay!