I came to New York with a friend for a week of studies at Columbia University. We were expecting a simple place to stay uptown and we were surprised by this amazing place that Omar lives. The house is even better than the pictures, very spacious with an oriental decoration of very good taste. This is a two floors place in a four floors building, but we haven't even seen the other occupant for the whole week, so it was quiet and very private. Omar's place stands for two entire floors and a has cozy small garden in the backyard. He was very supportive since the beginning, the house was clean, bathroom were well equipped, Kitchen has all the utensils and living room is an awesome place to just sit and relax.
The suite upstairs is perfect for one person or a couple, it has a full bathroom in it, a place to study, good place for your clothes, luggage and whatever you may shop.
There is another room downstairs where my friend stayed with a comfortable sofa-bed and other couches. There is also a full bathroom downstairs. Besides all that there is Omar suite also upstairs.

The whole place is filled with natural light that comes from all the windows which makes it very joyful and relaxing.

During our stay, Omar was there. We had pleasant talks and it was great to exchange visions about ways of life, politics, culture and on. He is also a very talented cooker and we experienced amazing dinner time.

We were 20 minutes walk to Columbia (or 5 min/$8 taxi). There are subway lines 2 blocks away to go downtown. Central Park is also a five minutes walk.

I definitely recommend this place, for a short or long stay.
Thanks Omar, hope to see you soon.