This is the essence of the sharing economy. Unless you happened to know Michael and Busser, you would never have access to such an amazing pad in the Big Apple. This place is flat-out awesome. The set up is unique, in that you actually go up the stairs through their living space. But they couldn't be nicer and make you feel literally at home. Once in the unit, you have total privacy in your own self-contained unit. If in a hotel, this would be a suite at 5X the price.