We had a wonderful stay in Charlotte's apartment for 10 nights in September. She is a delightful host and the apartment is well positioned, very clean and tastefully decorated.
We arrived very late due to some delays and baggage problems. Charlotte was particularly kind and flexible in waiting up for us as well as helping to coordinate the delivery of our bags the next day. She also regularly checked in with us during our stay without being overbearing in any manner whatsoever. We had a lovely discussion on our arrival (despite the late hour) and on our departure.
The apartment is located in the South East/Central part of East Village (East 3rd and Avenue B) with plenty of surrounding cafés, restaurants, delis, bars, organic supermarkets and dry cleaners. The closest subway station (line F) is nearby, approximately a 400 metre walk. Essentially everything that one needs is an easy walk nearby. The suburb's character is very interesting and worth exploring on foot.
We had a fantastic experience in NY and that had a lot to do with Charlotte's apartment. The apartment itself is typical of pre-war immigrant buildings and has been very tastefully decorated by Charlotte in a manner perfectly consistent with the heritage of the building. It is a fraction smaller than it appears on the photos but is comfortable. Our stay was during a very hot period and the apartment was quite warm however there is an air conditioner. It is well equipped and was a great base for us to explore Manhattan and New York generally.
Our stay was extremely enjoyable and Charlotte had much to do with that, for which we are very grateful. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend her as a host and her apartment.