My daughter and I were so pleased that we chose Orestes's beautiful place in Long Island City Queens for our First B&B experience . He was there to meet us and he had allowed us to arrive an hour early. It was clean and airy and plenty of space allowed us to spread out . He let us settle in and offered to help out if we needed anything. He also let us have our privacy, although he does use the downstairs space for work, it is not noisy or intrusive and we weren't there much in the day.
We had a split stay in NY and the first leg we stayed in an impersonal Mid Town Hotel - Just like any other city BUT
Staying in LIC Queens was a real treat, it is so unique and very close to the river, has awesome city skyline views plus we worked out the subs easy enough and it was as close as he says. It only took us 10 mins on the sub to get home at night!. You walk that much at least to a hotel, and Subs are everywhere. It was really nice to come home to a quiet space every night. We also appreciate healthy food options and found really great food at a quality., modern Food cellar supermarket in Long Island City! it was awesome with a huge range of wholesome, organic salads and healthy choices and only 5 mins walk.
I would absolutely recommend you consider staying here, in a beautiful street, with quiet neighbourhood, a lovely, rare city garden as a treat and so very close to Manhattan. It is great value all around. Orestes was polite, respectful and helpful as a host. Thanks again Orestes.
Catherine. Brisbane