Location, location, location. You can't ask for a better locale to experience the joys of New York than the Upper West Side. Shahar's flat is ideally located near transportation, a zillion restaurants, Zabar's (with its superlative take-out food), an AMC Cinema, a bookstore, and lots of shopping. Shahar's flat is very comfortable, the bed is great (very important), flat is unusually QUIET (esp for New York). He has a ton of dishes so you can use the wonderful dishwasher after several meals. Plenty of drawer and hanging space, comfy couch for TV watching, and great hi-speed wi-fi connection. Communication with Shahar easy and he'll answer all your queries quickly and efficiently.