Ephraim is an amazing host and a very generous person. From the beginning the communication was fluent. He helped us when we needed to extend our stay, he let us check in earlier than agreed, he kept our bags during the our last day after we had checked out.
He answers fast whenever you need him, but is not in any way intrusive or anything like that. We needed to buy shoes and he sent us detailed information about where to find good prices, we needed a charger for our phones and he bought one for us. He welcomed us with cookies, coffee, tea, sodas in the fridge. We are very thankful for all his help and definitely recommend him as host to any other guests.
The studio is absolutely beautiful and exactly as described. It's an old building like most apartments in New York are, but the place was clean and in excellent conditions. It has a huge TV, a beautiful bathroom with a great shower and the best part is the bed, also huge and sooo comfortable. Another good thing is that the building has an electronic lock in the main entrance, so you can get in with a code Ephraim gives you a few days before your arrival. This was very comfortable and an easy way to get in.
Harlem is beautiful and a great place to stay. It's really quite and we only encountered nice and kind people in the shops around. It's very safe, like most of Manhattan. We got back to the apartment every night at around 2 or 3am without any type of problems. Another plus is that the apartment is just two blocks away from the C and A line which gets you in about 20 or 30 minutes to anywhere in the west side of Manhattan.
You shouldn't think twice before booking this apartment: the price is fair, the apartment is beautiful, the location comfortable and the host is great.