Earl was an attentive and kind host. His lovely mother checked us into the place and we enjoyed her immensely. I’ve been used to self check-ins so and haven’t met one of my hosts in a while so this was a pleasant change. We had unexpected trouble with the lock; Earl had a locksmith out twice to fix the problem. He even refunded our entire payment for the commotion. We rejected that generous offer and negotiated a fair payment instead. When expressing our gratitude for his attentiveness, Earl told us “he treats people how he wants to be treated.” That was evident. The neighborhood was a lovely, walkable upper west side neighborhood with many conveniences nearby: Trader Joe’s, coffee shops, restaurants. Thank you for making our visit to NYC pleasant.