This is an excellent apartment in a part of New York City that we didn't know well but is a vibrant, non-touristy neighborhood with a number of really excellent restaurants and cafes nearby as well as some guide-book worthy early 19th century buildings of architectural interest. The subway station is close, which is important as the apartment is way up town! The nearby supermarket prices were literally half of what we pay in Honolulu for the same item. The apartment is very well equipped, the kitchen is large and adequately stocked and the beds comfy. The living room is roomy with good seating arrangements and a nice big dining room table, and we selected it because we wanted to have a few quiet friends over to celebrate my sister's 80th birthday, and our family and guests kept asking "How did you find this place?" in obvious admiration! If it is important to you (although the area is very safe), there is a friendly 24-hour security guard on duty in the foyer. If we're ever back in NY, we would definitely try to book Rinaldo's place again.