There is a lot to be said about the apt and Michael:

I stayed for 2 months and it took about 10 days to get the internet to work properly. It took about a week to get the right cable channels (Michael claimed that I had "cable" since I had NY1 which is ridiculous). It took about 2 weeks to get a key to the postbox. And when I finally was about to leave the apt Michael claimed that the contract said 11 AM when it cleary said noon. But Michael took care of it and was very nice although I think it should have been done from the beginning.

That being said, the apt is OK. It's exactly 50 (pretty steep) steps to the apt. The bed was OK but the sofa was really small so you have to be REALLY good friends (or a couple) to stay in the apt since the sofa is too small to sleep in. And the toilet was in a really narrow space so if you are overweight: stay somewhere else. The TV was great.

The neighborhood (Chelsea) is just OK. There is a few good bars around (Blarney Stone, Maggie Reillys, Molly Wee, Mustang Sallys) but there are no good restaurants around at all (well, maybe Taco Bell...). And you are in a very gay neighborhood, especially if you walk down a few blocks at 8th Av between 14th St & 23rd St.

Sometimes Michael replied within minutes and sometimes he didn't respond for weeks. Not sure why really ?

Will I stay here again ? Probably not. I think East Village and the area around Gramercy Park is a lot better.