The apartment was exactly as described: spacious, conveniently located to several shops, restaurants and stores, and within walking distance to two subway stations. However, subway rides were at least 60 min to Lower Manhattan. And it took us nearly 90 min to get to the Cloisters.

Unless you want to pay US$18 daily for a parking located approx 10 min from the apartment, brace yourself to spend a good 20-30 min daily to drive around to find a spot on the street. We typically walked back to the apartment for 20 min as we never saw a spot any closer for our 10-day stay.

BTW. We never met Gloria's daughter, but we were frequently in touch via email or textos. She was very responsive and made sure that our questions about the apartment or the neighborhood were answered.