First, Dor is a wonderful host: very nice, easygoing, friendly, helpful and incredibly accommodating. He made me feel at home and really cared about my stay. When I arrived, he carried up my suitcase for me, because I had a little leg problem (it’s a 2nd floor walk-up apt). He also gave me a lot of tips about NY and the neighborhood. He communicated with me as often as I needed and was always very quick to respond whenever I had a question. When we were at “home” in the same time, he always respected my privacy, but I really enjoyed chatting with him, too. We also spent some moments together. One night he invited me to join him and his friends at a nightclub, where I spent a really good time with them. Another night I went eating at the restaurant where he sometimes works. He was very welcoming with me and, when he got off, he decided walking with me to his apartment (40 min) even if he had his bicycle, because he didn’t want neither I paid too much for a cab nor I waited alone and too much time for the train (subway runs less often during the weekend and at night). Dor was also very flexible in check out. I could leave my suitcase in the leaving room (he cleaned up the room in the morning for the next guest) and he let me use the bathroom for freshening me up after my last day in the city and before going to the airport. The place was clean, comfortable and very quiet, without any noise because the windows overlook a courtyard and not the street, which is absolutely good for sleeping (and not obvious in NYC!). The apartment is provided with A/C in the living room, exactly in front of the guest door, which was very good to cool the air in my room, too (NY could be extremely hot in summer). The room is small size but it was perfect: very nice, clean and comfortable for me, provided with a fan (very useful during the hottest nights) and with a useful clothes rack. The location is very close to the subway: 2 min walk to Grand St (line B-D), 5 to Delancey (line F) end Bowery (line J-Z) and 10 min to others lines. Which means that is easy to go everywhere. It’s also close to a lot of restaurants and bars, 10 min walk to Whole Foods and just behind the corner there are some Chinese shops very chip and provided with everything. The location is just a few block walk to Nolita, Soho and Chinatown and 15 minutes walk to Financial District or Brooklyn Bridge. Moreover, I felt safe walking alone in the neighborhood. The area (the streets) is a little dirty, but NYC in general is not famous for its cleanliness. Anyway, the most important thing for me was to stay in a clean apartment. I had an excellent experience at...