We just spent 6 weeks in this wonderful garden apartment. I'll echo some comments from other reviews, notably that the location is amazing because it is so close to Central Park, an easy walk to the Met and all that the Upper East Side has to offer. At the same time, it is on the Upper West Side which feels much more like a neighborhood with all of the character and charm you would hope for. So many kids! So many dogs!!! Grocery shopping at Whole Foods a few blocks away was easy. We started out at some funky restaurants that were expensive but not very good. But then we got focused an enjoyed walks to Elea for Greek, to North Miznon for phenomenal Israeli food, to Nice Matin for the classic NY French Bistro experience, and to Botaniste for wonderful vegan food. None of those restaurants were inexpensive but all of them were very good, some long walks, but we did walk. The apartment - the bottom 2 floors of a beautiful brownstone - was wonderful. We slept great, there was tons of room for both of us, I worked full time from the apartment and never - ever - had trouble with the WiFi on my video conference calls. We ate all of our breakfasts, many lunches, and some dinners at the apartment and the kitchen was great (yes, small but it worked like a charm). Francesca and her husband sometimes live in this apartment so there are great pans, comfy beds, a really nice washer and dryer, etc. We didn't want to be around sterile Ikea furniture (no offense, but so many AirBnBs look the same these days) and the garden apartment was so unique. The books in the library! I wish I was caught there on the first day of the pandemic I would have just read and read. I can absolutely imagine staying there again. Two final comments: (1) Francesca was extremely responsive when I had a question, she is very fast on email; and (2) Francesca has an absolutely lovely couple who clean for her and we hired them to come in once a week to clean. Of course it was a treat to do so but they are so nice and it was great to be out exploring the fabulous-ness of New York City rather than washing sheets and mopping the floor. I highly recommend you hire them, too. We loved it here and would definitely stay there again if we have the chance.