Diane and Allen are great! The house was exactly like it is pictured and absolutely beautiful. The view is breathtaking!!! Plus, it is a short walk to the 7 line. We had a fantastic time and it does make a huge difference to come home to such a beautiful apartment and look out the floor to ceiling windows to the beautiful Hudson River and Manhattan skyline. Plus, the apartment itself is so LUXURIOUS! There is a nice gym, concierge, club house, and rooftop deck. We had a splendid time staying here for the summer. In addition, the neighborhood is pretty safe as I constantly see young couples with dogs and baby strollers (fyi there are a lot of dogs in this apartment so lots of free petting opportunities).

However, it was a huge hassle we had to go through to sign our lease. Alan and Diane are great, but the company who owns the building, Rockrose, is very disorganized. We constantly got conflicting instructions on what we had to submit to get our lease approved. Plus we had to pay an additional 10% rent because we were subletters, which Alan and Diane were not aware of prior to the Airbnb listing. We ended up having to pay for background checks (Diane and Alan were willing to pay half of the costs) just for a 2 month lease. However, Alan and Diane were great because they had a few meetings with the management team to get this sorted out and we were eventually able to sign our lease (though it was the day we moved in). The difficulty signing the lease has to do with the management of the apartment and not Alan and Diane as they were very helpful and it was their first time going through this process so I think in future years it will get smoother. However, this is something you need to keep in mind of.

Overall, fantastic apartment. Great view, comfortable accommodations, VERY CLEAN bathrooms. We had a great time here. The location is great and the area is safe. This beats ANY apartment in Manhattan based on how much you are paying for rent. We had a fantastic time here!