This is a beautiful home and we feel so lucky to have found it when we did for a very special occasion to visit our NYC family. We had a great time here and wanted to thank Michelle and Scott for hosting us.
This place itself is like a 2 story townhouse and you have the entire space to yourself and not sharing it with anyone. There is a neighbor upstairs in a totally separate apartment and their own place who are nice.
You enter the house from the street level, 3 steps down and the main sleeping quarters are on the first floor. There are two bathrooms in this level, the main master bedroom, another bedroom and a small bedroom with bunk bed for kids, very charming!
There are two sets of steps to the 2nd floor, one set when you enter the house that goes to the living room and the other from the 1st floor that goes into the kitchen. There is an office and a newly renovated full bathroom with beautiful ceramic tile works, bathtub and shower, all new and beautiful. The living room with a large dining table and kitchen are also on this floor.
The house itself is like 100 years old so it is an older house and some places you see the age but it has the old house charm which we liked. There are magnificant trim work with custom made designs along with beautiful custom wood wainscotting and large trims around the fireplace which is not a working fireplace but very beaufitul. You just don't find these kind of classic trims anymore. Also lots of artwork throughout the house which makes it that much more charming.
Very nice neighborhood surrounded by beautiful large Sycamore trees in the street and you are near everything from metro and bus stations to great restaurants all around, in between Central Park and Riverside Park and so much more. This house has plenty of space to offer AND a patio and backyard in the middle of Manhattan! We certainly recommend it and hope we can stay here again some day.