I enjoyed our stay at Mayra's home. She was away the weekend we stayed at her place but the place had a warm feeling (good sunlight and visual space) for a studio apartment sized space. Apartment was clean and located in the heart of East Village. Despite being on a noisy street, the apartment faces the back so it was very quiet as advertised.

The apartment allows easy access all the bars, restaurants, cafes in both the east and west village area. Also, during the weekend, I found free parking west of 5th Ave. The IRT east side subway is just couple of blocks away. It was very easy to get to the Upper west side as well as getting to other parts of Manhattan.

Definitely a good weekend excursion place to stay if you are looking to do alot of stuff in the city rather than spending alot of time in the apartment.