We stayed for 4 weeks in Hope's apartment and it proved to be the perfect base for a combined work/pleasure trip to NYC. The apartment is spacious and extremely well equipped. It is also secure and quiet (a blessing in any large city) and perfectly located for access to all areas of Manhattan - we found that if you have the time you can walk to pretty much any part of the city within an hour or so and public transport (subway, buses) are also very close. Lots of local restaurants - in addition to those mentioned in other reviews we also enjoyed River Park at the end of East 29th St. Hope is a great host and was very helpful, responsive and supportive throughout.