I traveled to NY with a friend for a conference at Lincoln Center. The location of the apartment was super convenient - 20 minute walk or 5 minute cab ride. We arrived NY 6am via red eye flight and they were super accommodating! We dropped the luggage, had breakfast around the corner and we were then able to officially check-in. The neighborhood has many options for restaurants and local grocery stores. We found two great spots for coffee that were not chain coffee spots...sorry I can't remember the names but they were on Amsterdam Blvd. There were more...just not enough time. Peacefood Cafe was a great vegan restaurant and BRGR was a great grassfed burger place. There were two subway stations very convenient to the apartment but unfortunately we did not have enough time to venture out. Central Park is also VERY close! We did walk to Lincoln Center via the park. Beautiful this time of the year with the leaves changing. Lara was helpful with questions during out entire stay. It's like we had a personal concierge in addition to the all the conveniences of being in an apartment. New York is a busy noisy place in general, with that being said, I was not once inconvenienced by noise. Apartment was just as described. I was completely aware of limited space for luggage/clothes and the space that is available worked perfect. Thank you SO much for a GREAT Airbnb experience!