My wife and I were delighted with our stay here; the hostess left the place in fine condition, and even left us the makings for breakfast our first morning. The apartment is quite pleasant, and the location is wonderful, in a very trendy part of town. It’s right above a very good restaurant which was conveniently open late, even for our arrival late Christmas night.

I’m an ex-New-Yorker, so I knew what to expect from a vintage building in a fashionable location, and was if anything pleasantly surprised. But there were a few things that might have surprised an out-of-towner. The flat is arranged linearly, so if you need to unfold the futon in the center room, walking around it to get to the main bedroom might be a bit tricky. The bathroom was big enough for me (I’m a bit under six feet), but if you’re taller than about 6'4" you might find it a bit cramped. The control on the radiator doesn’t work very well; even if it did, some heat is provided by hot-water pipes, so you may need to open the interior windows to regulate the temperature. The neighborhood is busy; it’s not particularly noisy by New York standards, but a couple of times there were drunkards or lunatics arguing vociferously on the street—we habitually wear earplugs, so this was not a problem for us.

Overall it was a comfortable and pleasant stay; we would happily stay there the next time we’re visiting.