Thomas and Gaby are friendly hosts and the apartment we stayed in was comfortable and pleasant. We appreciated having the mini-kitchen to use as well as a tv in the bedroom. We stocked up on necessities for the week at Whole Foods in Manhattan as we didn't know where the local market was, but this was no problem for us. The subway is a ten minute walk, which we took every day, each way (we used the week duration Metro Card.) I had to get used to the alternate side of the street parking rules which meant I had to move my car every morning. Sometimes it took awhile of driving around, but I managed to always find a spot.