Our stay at Kareems apartment was perfect! From our first request on, Kareem was always available, mostly within a few minutes.
We had some doubts about the location at the beginning. When you hear Harlem you always think of criminality. But Kareem assured us that his place was in a safe location. And it was! In fact, the apt is in West Harlem, which is very different from East Harlem. And you could almost say it's in Morningside Heights. People in the streets were so friendly and we never felt insecure even when walking alone at night. Being right on Broadway, we had plenty of grocery stores and restaurants nearby. Kareem had given us some adresses where we could eat or drink. Access to and from Mid-/Downtown is very easy with the 1 Subway, which was only 3 blocks away (+/- 20 min. to times square, 30 min. to One World Trade Center). Even at nights with express trains we had a subway station only 5 blocks away, so it always was easy to move around (we have had some bad experience in NYC with express trains at night at other locations, as you never know when you have never been to NYC before and the subway lines aren't always that clear for a tourist, but here it was just perfect and easy!)
Another great thing about the location is the proximity to the riverside state park, which is within 5 minutes walking distance and the Hudson River Greenway, which is just beautiful, whether you want to have a walk with an astonishing view of the George Washington Bridge and Hoboken and New Jersey, or if you want to ride your bike or jog (the greenway extends for many many km/miles in both directions!)
Our check in was very easy. As Kareem wasn't in town, his really kind friend Geoff let us in and showed us around in the apartment, which is huge! We had plenty of space for 3 people. It was really clean and the beds where sooooooo comfortable! The only thing is that there wasn't very much storage space especially in the bathroom e.g. for the towels. It was really really hot in NYC when we visited it, but Kareem has powerful A/Cs in every room, so we always felt cool inside. We had everything we needed, shampoo, towels, sugar, oil, etc. and the kitchen was fully equipped. The only thing missing was a coffee maschine. The living room was huge with a great TV with Netflix and all you need, and there was a big table where we could sit all together. Check out was easy, too.

All in one:
- great location
- very good communication
- clean
- many accessories
- powerful A/C when needed
- no coffee machine
- the doorknobs of the bedrooms should be renovated