Ben's place is lovely, we've been in and out of Manhattan over the past ten years and can say without a doubt the best AirBnB we have stayed in, its very large for the area and was kid friendly, we had our 3year old and 6-month old with us. Although we did not use it, was almost hard to believe there was a garden/courtyard that the sun shone through each day!
Only thing to consider is although it's ground floor access, its just a little too tight to wheel the stroller in, so we did have to fold our stroller, but really, this is classic "first world problems" and certainly would not deter us from staying again.
We noticed some artwork on the walls and realised there are stylised old photos and paintings of the home and garden around the walls, it was a really nice touch and made us appreciate that Ben's home is loved and not just a house that has been prepared for full-time AirBnB.
The managers are great and very quick to respond. Even met us on arrival to show us around and talk through it all.
Thanks so much to Ben & his team!