My family and I stayed at Faruk's place for a week in July and I have to say it was the perfect place to stay for a family vacation (we're a family of 2 adults and 3 teenagers). There was plenty of space and beds for all of us to sleep comfortably and the location of Faruk's place is perfect as the subway line near his place can take you to the middle of Central Park, Times Square, Greenwich Village, SoHo, and Lower Manhattan.

There's a grocery store located about a block away which really helps in keeping food costs low so you can spend money on dinner and other fun stuff (we bought stuff for breakfast and snacks so we'd have more money for shopping and seeing shows).

As for the neighbourhood, it's very much a New York City neighbourhood in feel - in fact we saw them filming an episode of "Shades of Blue" on the next block. For a non-New Yorker, it can make you feel a bit wary at first, but after a day or so, you get in that New York state of mind and it feels quite safe.

In fact, we returned several times past midnight by subway and we never felt nervous or at risk either on the subway or walking back to Faruk's place (obviously, you have to be mindful of your surroundings, but that's true anywhere). So it's a safe neighbourhood to bring your family and Faruk's building is very modern and the custodial staff are extremely friendly.

Speaking of Faruk, he was a very gracious host for our stay, being very prompt and helpful in answering my questions to help plan our arrival/departure. He even checked in via text message to make sure all was going well. Thanks to his hospitality and renting out his home, my family and I were able to have a family vacation that we will remember fondly for years to come.

From the moment he agreed to rent us his place, Faruk was very welcoming and reassuring, knowing that this was our first foray into using AirBnB.

I would highly recommend Faruk and his place for anyone wanting to visit and explore New York City. Our thanks again to you, Faruk, for lending us your place for our New York City family vacation.

I'll be sure to look you up on AirBnB the next time we plan on visiting New York City.