This was my first experience at an Airbnb that uses Happy Host to check you in (Lauren travels frequently for work so is not usually there herself). And what a great company they are! Our super friendly HH person was waiting for us upon our arrival with a bottle of wine and a little baggie of toiletries, and made sure we had everything we needed, knew how the doors locked, etc. Oh and the apartment was super clean upon check-in - it smelled great and was totally ready for us.

Lauren's apartment is really cool, with everything you need, and on a super cool street. Washer and dryer is actually INSIDE the apartment (as opposed to a shared laundry room) which was awesome. It is a small apartment, which is normal for NYC, but it was plenty big enough for us (with two big suitcases and six smaller bags), and bigger than a hotel room would have been (in our budget anyway), for less money. You can't go wrong with this place.

There are a ton of cute (and healthy) cafes on the street just outside her door. We ate at the vegan restaurant 4 times in a row and also took advantage of the vegan and gluten-free bakery. We stayed here a full week and were really sad when we had to leave!