Mark was a great host. He was really accommodating through out. The communication between us were really smooth. He responded soon as I sent him a message. There was a bit of a delay upon check in, where I waited for 15 minutes before Taj, his dog walker came to check me in, but it was not an issue at all. Taj was a very friendly person with a bubbly personality and good spirit. He showed me around the house and gave me all the information I needed to make my stay in the house more accommodating. Not too long after he left, Mark came home from work and gave me a warm welcome and shared a little bit story of his experience living in Singapore with me :-) which is great to know someone who had ever been to and to know about the country where you are from.
The door in my room was a bit stuck when I tried to open or to close it, which actually it was not a big issue for me, but Mark did his best to fix the door so that it didn't get stuck again. It was a really great experience to stay at Mark's place. The room was big and clean, the bed was super comfy and it was quiet. I didn't even hear the noise from outside consider me as being a light sleeper. The travel time from his place to Midtown was not more than 20 minutes by 1 train. And it was only about 5-7 minutes walk to get to 1 train from the apartment. In over all, my first time experience in NYC had been really pleasant and memorable. I managed to experience once again to live like a local instead of just a common tourist.
It's definitely a place where I would recommend to stay when you are in NYC. Thank you for your hospitality and making my stay a very good one Mark! Hope to see you when you visit Singapore! :-D