This is a great place to stay. It’s very well situated on the Upper East Side, super close to stores, a huge variety of restaurants, and not too far at all from the park! There’s a great Irish pub down the street that was lively & safe for coronavirus. Very friendly staff there, and you can get any cuisine you want within a 5-10 minute (max) walk.
I’m used to staying & driving in the city more on the Upper West Side & in Brooklyn, where there just seems to be more parking, so I forgot how difficult parking can be on the UES. The streets were packed with parked cars, and I drove around for an hour. That being said, there are a bunch of garages on the block & around the corner. They’re much cheaper if you book online (about 50% off), and the garage across the street from the apartment has to have the nicest parking attendant in New York.
The space is excellent. Relatively large bathroom for the city, a nice kitchen/dining/living room, and a wonderful, huge bedroom (excellent for NY). There’s a ton of windows, and the ones in the bedroom get pretty good light and look out on a quiet courtyard.
Perhaps because of COVID, but the building didn’t seem to be too busy or full, but it’s a great little apartment building—keeps an older New York charm while still in the midst of development and taller & fast-paced city life. We happened to be staying here when the election results came in, and that was really cool! You could hear people all over the neighborhood cheering and banging pots & pans—so the interactions we did have with the community/neighborhood were very cheerful.
This also seems to be an excellent area for francophone people interested in coming to New York, because the lycée is just a couple blocks away.