The space: First off, this place is spacious and gorgeous. We were a group of 7 women and each woman had her own bed, plus plenty of space to enjoy. We loved that there were 4.5 bathrooms (one with a 'rain' shower in the master bedroom on the top floor, one with a tub on the second floor down for the two bedrooms on that floor and the one bedroom above to share if not sharing with the master bedroom, a half-bath on the main level, a full bathroom with tub on the garden level and a full bath with a larger tub on the basement level.). The amenities were quite good. There were 2 kitchens: one on the main level and one on the garden level. The main-level kitchen was well stocked. The garden-level kitchen was more for events (i.e., bringing things down from the main kitchen to plate or keep warm and carry out to the garden more easily). The garden itself was totally charming, verdant and great for photos. The dining room was open to the kitchen and living room, creating a great social ambiance for a group like ours. The garden level and basement each had an additional living room. And most of the rooms had flat-screen TVs and large mirrors to boot. There were 2 washer-dryer setups, (I think?) 3 dishwashers (definitely 2 in the main kitchen, I think 1 on the garden level, too), 2 ovens in the main kitchen, an induction stovetop in the main ketchen (maybe also on the garden level... not sure, as I didn't spend much time in there), an espresso maker, a microwave, a water boiler.... Everything you need and then some! Oh, plus the master bedroom had a spacious walk-in closet.
The neighborhood: Charming, quiet and. conveniently located. For those who will use public transit, it's a block from an entrance to the subway; lines Q & N. We loved the gourmet-leaning grocery store a block away. And (unsurprisingly) there's a Starbucks within one block of the place, too. ;)
The host: Thomas was probably my favorite Airbnb host yet (out of many!). There was a minor issue at one point and he responded swiftly and took action that went above and beyond. He also set one guest up on a date with a friend of his (upon our rather cheeky request that he consider it). Impressive!
The bottom line: Fantastic place with a fantastic host! My group will be back in NYC in June and we wish we'd booked for both events before it got booked up. Would LOVE to stay there again. I highly recommend it for your next group trip to NYC, too!