Unfortunatley, I didn't get a chance to meet Matteo. However, he made the transition into and out of his apartment very easy with alternative arrangements! Timing just didn't quite work out for us.

A perfect studio apartment with everything needed in the kitchen (if you choose to eat in!). As well, a working air conditioning machine was very great as it was 30 degrees celcius and quite humid in the city.

Only downside is, the walls are kind of thin, so you hear people/kids runnin around in the hall way, and you gotta be conscious to not bug the neighbours too much with music and all.

Location is in the middle of Spanish Harlem which has a lot of cool little places around. Walk about 6 blocks north and you have a local coffee roaster - Uptown Roasters cafe. Further up six blocks is a lot of Puerto Rican and Mexican restaurants which I thought was fantastic to explore during the day. Right by a metro stop so it's easy to travel down to the rest of Manhattan!

Thanks for the stay, Matteo!