My husband and I stayed in Alan's perfectly situated apt. for 5 nights. As I wished, we were 3 short blocks from Central Park, through which we walked numerous times to access other areas of the city. The Met Museum of Art is about a 20-25 minute walk across the park, and we went back several times. We caught a nearby subway to head up to the Cloisters. Heading further south to Highline Trail, which we walked to Whitney, then 9-11 Museum & Memorial was also easy and fun. With NYC's fantastic subway system, we used Alan's apt as starting point to go to Lower East Side (Tenement Museum) SoHo (visit my brother & have a great dinner), and as far north as Cloisters & walk through Morningside.
The apt faces east, so we had a gorgeous view of NYC not just across Central Park, but see Empire State Bldg, Cool Upper West Side Apts., and all of downtown. Also lucky enough to watch 9/27 SuperMoon rise to the east and full eclipse unfold, right from the balcony. It was magical!
The apt. is compact and just the right size to move easily from kitchen to bathroom, bedroom, and living room. We could eat breakfast every day (a Whole Foods is a 5-10 min. walk away), and sip wine, easily purchased nearby, in the evening. The apt. is comfortable, ideally located, and the views can't be beat! Any time we go to NY, we'll be back to Alan's apt.!