My wife and I had a great stay with Kyle. We are from the UK and it was my first (and only) return to New York since 1969 and the first ever visit for my wife. How New York has changed in 50+ years!!
This was our first experience of staying in a shared apartment but Kyle was very welcoming and quickly made us feel at home. The location is very central which is both a blessing and a curse. It is great that so much is on your doorstep but the curse is that it is all to easy to walk, and walk, and walk. Perhaps our age is showing!
Will we return? No, but only because of our age. I would not particularly recommend New York for those deep past retirement but for a younger generation it would be superb. Would I recommend staying with Kyle - definitely yes.