The lovely east village home was a great place to stay in Manhattan. I stayed there for a month and it was perfect. It is a very cosy apartment, which for some people who are used to spacious houses, can take a little getting used to, but it doesn't take long to get used to the Manhattan lifestyle and you fall in love with it. It has everything you need - A/C, shower/bath, great cooking facilities, comfortable bed and lounge, etc. Most importantly it was very safe, very comfortable and in a great location. All within a few blocks are hundreds of delicious places to eat, the east river walk which was great to go for runs up, a whole foods, and most importantly a subway station to the F line or if you walk a little further (about 10 mins) three other subway stops to other lines, in fact I could get anywhere in manhattan or brooklyn in about 20-25mins.