I spent the better part of a week based out of the Lower East Side and would gladly return. Ken, who lives in this apartment, is a cordial host and a classic New Yorker. Smart, funny, self-deprecating, and damn if he didn't share some of his excellent homemade borscht with me.
The room is quite spacious, with two of the best working surfaces I've come across in my travels. I'm tall, with long arms, and often desks and tables feel cramped. Lots of room here to stretch out with a laptop, unfold some paper maps, write in a journal, plan the day. Mattress comfortable. Plenty of heat as winter approaches. Room for food in the fridge and a range of places nearby to purchase it. Some quirky furnishings & saturated colors in the common areas!
Getting around New York, for me, is all about the walking and the subways. It's an easy walk to venues such as the Metrograph; the Tenement, International Center of Photography, and New Museums; Anthology Film Archives and the many sights and tastes of the LES, Chinatown, Little Italy, the Bowery, and SoHo. There are a few subway stops nearby, and one ambitious day I walked over the Williamsburg Bridge to meet up with some colleagues over breakfast in Brooklyn.
Oh. And a great value. I hope to stay again in the not-too-distant future.