Mariko's flat is very spacious for New York and really well situated on the Upper West Side. You're one block from Riverside Park and just a few blocks from Central Park and the Natural History Museum. Broadway is two blocks away and has a whole range of useful (though not cheap) food stores, such as Trader Joe's, Zabar's and Citarella. You're a five minute walk away from 72nd Street Station. The flat is very comfortable and Mariko and her partner live next door, so she is on hand for anything you need. They were very helpful about organising an extra mattress for the sofa bed and for keeping us in the loop when the Wi-Fi went off for a few days.