This was my fiance's and I first time in New York. Initially, it was just a good friend of mine and myself there for the first 4 days. My fiance then joined me after my friend left.

When my friend and I got there, Seth came out and greeted us. He had previously mentioned that we couldn't check in until 3pm but that we could leave our luggage in his place, which is downstairs from the rental unit. This helped out a lot as we did not want to be dragging suit cases around NYC until 3pm as we arrived 7 in the morning. We proceeded to enter his unit and he offered us tea and food, which we kindly declined as we were not hungry. I found that very welcoming though and it was greatly appreciated. Seth started telling us about the unit, the neighborhood and the various public transportation options that we had. He also made a list with all the information we needed regarding his favorite restaurants, sights to see and how to get there, amenities close by and public transportation routes. This list definitely came in handy!

The apartment was exactly what it said it would be on the listing. it was very clean and well put together. We felt as if we were home. We had no problems with any thing and Seth made sure that we contacted him if we needed anything.

The neighborhood is up and coming. You can tell there's a lot of gentrification in place, which is a good thing to a certain point. it was very urban and some parts were gritty; however, we did feel safe there. The subway was a short 5 minute walk and there's a market that is open 24hrs with a 24hr juice bar, which is right in front of the subway station! They had a great variety of food and household needs as well. There's also great restaurants within walking distance.

This was a great trip and if we ever decide to go back and visit new York then we would definitely stay here again. New York is a BIG San Francisco type of place so it felt like home to us.