The apartment is close to the subway, it takes a while though to reach central Manhattan. Getting around in the neighbourhood is easy, there are lovely places to explore even for returning NY travellers.
Getting in the apartment was a bit complicated. Finding the keys and access card at the security box was good, but arriving at the apartment we could not open the door also considering Emilys advise. Well, we got getting used to it...
The size of the condo is perfect for a couple or friends for a couple of days. There are two super markets around, also a liquid store. 2-3 nice cafes. We did not see any nice restaurants or bars, but that may have been due to holiday. Also bakeries and subway were closed.
Unfortunely we did not find the apartment totally clean, especially in the bathroom. The cat was not in the apartment during our stay, there was lots of cat hairs though. Unfortanly also on blankets, what I -despite loving animals- very much disliked just as seeing them in the bathroom. We were pretty much afraid of bugs running around as described in Emilys house manual, but we did not see any.
Emily was very nice snd helpful. We did not meet personally, but she was available per sms and phone and mail all the time. She answered all questions very quick, moreover it was very nice to offer keeping our luggage some more hours on our departure day because of very late flight departure. The off to make use of magazines, books, cosmetic stuff, yoga stuff, some things in the kitchen.... is very cool.