We loved our stay!! The apartment was perfect and very clean. Even though it is a garden level apartment it still was bright and airy with almost no outside noise. My husband especially loved the shower pressure where the towels were soft and thick.

The apartment is in a safe location so we felt comfortable coming to our "home" after dark. It is very close to the subway which can take you anywhere in NYC with very few transfers. We purchased a 7 days unlimited rides MTA card and used it to explore areas all over the city. We took the bus a few times (covered by the card) so we could see areas above ground or to shorten the walk between sites.

There are small grocery stores everywhere from the corner deli, to "healthy" grocery stores, to a full sized grocery store (about 3 blocks away). One of my favorite places was the Bagel Hole a block away on 7th Ave. It was my time to eat a real NY style bagel and I did. Our hostess recommended an Italian restaurant called Bar Toto that had good food and reasonable prices. We ate there twice.

We came into Penn Station by Amtrak (from Michigan) and brought much of our food with us. I am on a restricted diet and having a full kitchen was exactly what we were looking for. There were plenty of cooking utensils. We found it easiest to take our lunches with us so that when we were hungry we didn't have to spend time looking for a place to eat. We ate on Staten Island near the free ferry, in Central Park, at a lovely table in front of the New York Library, and on a bench at Coney Island on a warm November day.

It was great having the owner of the apartment living right upstairs. Finola was very friendly and helpful. Her daughter was a joy to meet and discuss our favorite books.

I would recommend Finola's apartment.