I arrived in New York with my 15 year old son.
Our host greeted us and got us settled. With great hospitality he showed us how to get around in New York as tourists, which meant that we had a fantastic week there.
The apartment was neat and tidy, and had the facilities we needed, so we could eat breakfast before we ventured out into the city.
I would definitely recommend others to use Airbnb ( in fact I have already done so) and if I ever get the chance to come back to New York I would definitely look this host up again .