Love, love, LOVED Samantha's place!
1) Exactly as described. Lovely apartment with a nice living room, dining space, kitchen and four bedrooms, which worked perfectly for 5 adults and 2 little ones.
2) Location. We were less than a 10-minute walk from the 116th St. subway stop and a CVS pharmacy, down less than a block from a grocery store and within a 10 to 15-minute walk of numerous local favorites like Dell'Aria (Italian roastery and coffee shop with AMAZING coffee and espresso), Brothers Cafe, the 110th St. playground at Central Park, Maxwell's at Central Park (cute restaurant with fun drinks), the La Marqueta marketplace under the Metro tracks and more.
3) Samantha! Her check-in instructions were easy to follow, she responded in less than two minutes to the one thing we needed during our stay and was just easy to work with.
4) Previous reviews mention the neighborhood. It wasn't picture-perfect, but we ran into the nicest people, including local residents who helped us navigate the subway and a woman and her friend who helped me carry my sleeping toddler in his stroller up a flight-and-a-half of stairs when I got off the train. Numerous people stopped us to compliment us on our son and daughter, or just say hello.
If we go back to NYC, fingers crossed Samantha's place is available because we will for sure be booking her again. Thank you!