-As with virtually any location in Manhattan, much walking is required. This location, as described, is a couple of blocks from the north-west corner of Central Park; that's still quite some distance from better-known Central Park points of interest. One subway line is a short distance and another several more blocks away. Acquaint yourself with routes before hopping on any subway train or bus. If Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Broadway plays, and the Statue of Liberty are your primary destinations, you may wish to find something further south. However, it's unlikely that you'll find as roomy an apartment at this price. While it's small by non-Manhattan standards, it handled the four of us comfortably. The only personal items in the apartment were ours.
-We (four women) felt perfectly comfortable with the neighborhood.
-We visited in the fall. Had we been there during the heat of summer, there's no way the two small air conditioners (one in each bedroom) would have effectively cooled the space. As it was, bedroom doors had to remain open for the living space to be reasonably comfortable. We had no experience with the heat source.
-European model bedding is used; a fitted bottom sheet with a covered duvet on top (no top sheet). There was one bath towel per person, one hand towel (5 days, 4 people), a kitchen towel, and a kitchen sponge. There was a just-enough supply of toilet paper.
-IMHO, this is far from 5-star WOW and better than 3-star mediocre, so it earns 4 stars.