Larah, her husband, their family and their apartment were all wonderful! Larah greeted us upon our somewhat late arrival and graciously showed us to the apartment which is fully equipped for as long a stay as you would need. We stayed one week and found it to be a perfect home away from home. It is located on a quiet street, which allowed for a good night's sleep (as did the very comfortable bed), and was only a few block's walk to the subway. The A train, an express, gets you to midtown in about 15 minutes so you can be close to museums, the theater, shopping, and everything else visitors come to Manhattan to see.

Because Larah and her family own the building, you don't feel like you are staying in a location full of tourists. Greeting other family members and her young child as we came and went made us feel very much at home and welcome. Additionally, they were very gracious when we called late in the evening after having realized (embarrassingly) we locked ourselves out of the apartment. Even the neighbors greeted us as we passed by and wished us a safe trip home when we left.

Having stayed in many NYC apartments over the years, some of them quite posh and most of them more centrally located, I must say that as an overall experience, this was the best - lovely hosts, great neighborhood, beautiful and roomy apartment, and close proximity to transportation. We will definitely try to stay there again when we visit New York.