Leslie's apartment is wonderful! I stayed for seven nights, and the only difficult part was leaving! It was amazing to have so much natural light in the living area, with big windows and a wide open view (we spent some time just lounging around and enjoying the excellent wifi). But the bedroom is nice and dark for sleeping. The apartment was high enough up to insulate us from the noise of the city, even with one of the windows open at night (well I did hear the odd siren, but it's New York). The building is very quiet, which makes the apartment a beautiful oasis after running around the city all day and evening. We enjoyed morning coffee on her balcony or on the building's lovely rooftop. All of the arrangements with Leslie were smooth and stress-free, and since it was my first Airbnb experience that was important to me. She left us plenty of space for our stuff, which meant we could really settle in. I almost felt like a real New Yorker ;) And, as most of the reviews mention, the apartment is in the perfect location. You can get anywhere in the city, including Brooklyn, very easily, but there are also so many great places right in the neighbourhood. I've usually stayed in Midtown and I much preferred this. Not that there aren't lots of people and tourists everywhere in NYC, but this has much more of a neighbourhood vibe and it was much easier to find great restaurants without ending up in tourist traps. If you're a coffee fiend like me, there are lots of great spots within a short walk - I didn't end up in Starbucks even once! And you really need to try a slice of Joe's Pizza - well, I may have stopped in there twice...