We really enjoyed our stay with Andre in his apartment.
We were running late as it is difficult to get a taxi from Manhattan at 4.30 in the afternoon due to a change in the shifts but when I called Andre he was able to tell us exactly how to get his apartment on the subway and he was there waiting to greet us at the door.
The apartment was very clean, comfortable and larger than it looks in the pictures. It had more than what we needed with some cereal, tea/coffee and all the bathroom products that we needed and plenty of towels. There is constant free and fast WIFI, it did go down a couple of times for us but Andre had it fixed as soon as we were back in the evenings. When it came to the hot water there was a constant supply and the shower was great, I have very long hair and was worried about the water pressure before I went but I needn't have. Nothing better after a long flight than a hot powerful shower and that is exactly what we got.
The subway is a max 10 minute stroll from the apartment and it takes approx 30 mins with waiting time to get into Manhattan centre and the subway is an amazing system, we paid $30 each for a 7 day pass and you can use it as many times as you want and will take you anywhere in NYC.
We were extremely comfortable staying with Andre and hope to be back to stay with him again.