We enjoyed our stay in Ari's apartment for a variety of reasons, chief of which were the care which Ari showed for our comfort and privacy, the spaciousness and its central locations to the museums we wanted to visit.

Ari apologized for the non-functioning of one apartment system and visited the apartment 3 times to try to fix it himself, and each time he cleared with us that his visit would be ok with us. Finally, a technician had to come to make the repair but Ari tried his best to do it himself and we were very impressed by his dedication.

The apartment is really quite large for New York standards which we appreciated having stayed in some restricted spaces in various cities around the world. His kitchen is well equipped and he generously offered us to use whatever food and other supplies were around.

In terms of location, there are 7-11 type shops within half a block for the basics and Ari shared a list of wonderful super food stores within 1-3 blocks, including some great bakeries. We tried several of his restaurant recommendations and enjoyed them.

Another positive was that his apartment is within walking distance of the fabulous Metropolitan Museum of Art and across Central park the American Museum of Natural History. Also within walking distance are the Frick Collection, the Whitney Museum and Guggenheim. Being seniors, we often took the cross town bus on 79th street in order to save our energy for these marvelous museums.

So, to summarize, we found Ari and his apartment just what we wanted for a glorious week in New York City. We highly recommend him as a host and his apartment.