We stayed for a week in Mich's apartment. We never met Mich but she was attentive and super nice via email before check in and the keys were easy to obtain with a thorough guidance from Mich. The apartment is located in Lower East Village (also known as Alphabet City) by Tompkin Square Park. An urban. local and somewhat festive area especially around St Mark's Place. We enjoyed it wit all its eating opportunities, cafes and bars. Even though the apartment is not located on a festive street, there is some noise from the streets to the apartment - but something probably hard to avoid in NYC. We would recommend the apartment.