Giovanni met all of the expectations of an ideal host! My friends and I arrived to NY way before the check-in time and he still allowed us to drop our bags off and get settled. In addition, his conversation was great! Giovanni is very funny and willingly gave us tips on places to go and went the extra mile to contact family members for suggestions as well. He responds to messages in less than a minute every time and stayed out of our hair during our visit. The place is nice also. We were out and about so we did not use many of the appliances but the kitchen is up to date. The bathrooms were acceptable too but on the main floor bathroom, the drainage in the sink was slow but it wasn't anything we could not deal with. The shower on the main floor's pressure is weak too so we preferred to use the basement bathroom for showers; that one works very well! Aside from this, Giovanni did an excellent job with providing clean linen, giving suggestions, and making sure we were comfortable. I would definitely stay here again if I visit NY in the future.
Oh yeah, there was 5 of us and we slept very comfortably with the space provided (there were 2 beds, an air mattress, and a sofa bed). There's street parking as well but it was VERY easy to park whenever we returned from being out.