In a nutshell:
-This is a great place to stay.
-I'd gladly come back for future visits, and I'd love to stay in the apartment as my permanent residence.
-Great Neighborhood, location, host, and amenities.
My family of four (myself, wife, 13yo daughter, 11yo son) traveled from the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA stayed at the apartment for 5 days.
The bedrooms were very good sized, with comfortable beds/linens/pillows. The bathroom looked to be renovated in the past 5 years or so - with a nicely tiled shower area and updated sink/vanity. The kitchen/dining area/living area had plenty of area for us. The whole apartment was well lit with plenty of lamps, and overhead recessed lighting. The kitchen was stocked with all the necessary things you would need for cooking and making meals (pots&pans/utensils/plates/cups/microwave/coffee maker/stove)
The neighborhood was very quiet and had very little street noise. Our family was very comfortable walking around late at night. The apartment was less than 10 minutes walk to the nearest train station. With a combination of walking and taking the train, we were able to get into midtown Manhattan in about 40-45 minutes. We frequented Sal's pizzeria, a vietnamese restaurant, the bagelsmith deli, Tony's Pizza, Key Grocery, and CTown Supermarket. These were all conveniently located within ~10 minutes walk from the apartment. The shopkeepers were incredibly nice and helpful to us.
Ryan definitely deserves the title of a Superhost. He contacted us right after we arrived at the apartment and made sure that we had everything we needed. I contacted him a few more times with questions and he was always very quick to reply. I really appreciated it, and it is these touches that made this vacation perfect for us.