I've stayed in Manhattan before but thought I'd try something different by staying at Shuly's place in Astoria.
I really enjoyed my time here. Shuly's house is quiet, immaculately clean and had a really spacious feeling to it. It was a hot day when I arrived but the housekeeper had left the windows in my room open which made it feel fresh and cool inside. The thing I liked about Shuly's place was that it felt close to everything (right in the heart of Astoria, 10 mins walk to subway, 15 min subway ride to Manhattan) but also felt private and away from everything.
I didn't meet Shuly but I got the impression she really cares about her visitors. When I had some trouble with the room to my door after 9pm at night she replied in under 5 minutes.
Highly recommend. Stumbled across this place on air bnb but will definitely return again.