Overall had a really awesome time at Emily's studio! The location was absolutely perfect... right next to the big beautiful park, close proximity to the subway (that goes directly to all the touristy spots in Mahattan), and quite a few restaurants and shops on the same street. Being new to the city, it was such a luxury not having to navigate any confusing train transfers. We started each day by grabbing breakfast to eat while sitting in the park and then headed straight to the city. The apartment was really great too! Clean and comfy with plenty of space to splay our luggage out.

The noise from the train was a bit of a mixed bag for us. At home, we live a block and a half from train tracks so we didn't think there would be an issue (and Emily was very upfront about the train ahead of time). Having the MTA right below the window, made it hard to take a nap after our early morning flight. But Emily provided tips for minimizing the noise and we never had a problem sleeping through the night when things settled down.

The only other issues we had were with getting in and out. We had some trouble with the lock on the door when we arrived. Emily had left a note about it (I guess it was a very recent issue) inside the apartment although I wish we had known about it before trying to get in for the first time. We thought about calling the building maintenance, but that number was inside the apartment too. But we figured it out and Emily was in contact through text as well. And on the way out, the elevator door wouldn't open out into the Lobby. It was working fine but the door seemed jammed on that level. We just rode it back up a floor and used the stairs to walk down the last flight. They were two strange little bookends to an otherwise amazing weekend but neither was a big deal. Overall, a really great time.