Julia and Chris are excellent hosts. Communication was very good. We had a couple of minor issues which were dealt with very quickly. The accommodation is spacious and comfortable, though we found it to be a bit darker than portrayed in the photos. It was very easy to get to mid and lower Manhattan on the subway, we took the express trains on the green line from 125th St and we also rented City Bikes which can be picked up from bike stations all over the city, the nearest being at the top of Central Park, around 20+ minutes walk from the apartment. However, we didn't like Harlem as an area to stay in, though we did feel perfectly safe there. It's pretty dirty and not nice to go for a walk in the evenings so we sort of felt rather constrained to the apartment after getting back from a day's sightseeing. We took Julia's recommendation to use Super Shuttle to get to and from the airport and their service was very good.