Greg’s place is excellent. His parents live in the main apartment and are so lovely and helpful if you need any tips to improve your stay in NYC.
We stayed in early January and found the apartment plenty warm enough (if anything it could be too warm but we chose not to open the window so our bad!) - and I get cold easily! It was lovely to return to after a cold day out exploring.
The apartment is large, with a very big master bedroom and good sized second bedroom / living area. The bathroom is also large with a full bath with shower over. Never any problems with hot water running out and the water pressure was good.
The bed is huge and super comfortable. The only minor downside for us was that the heating was noisy was it came on, in the evening and morning, but not through the night. Having said that, perhaps this was more noticeable because the apartment was so quiet for a central NYC location! Street noise was minimal in the bedroom and if we’d been bothered by the heating noise we could have worn earplugs but chose not to.
The kitchen is well equipped and a decent size for a NYC apartment. We cooked stir fry one evening with no issues. There’s also a coffee maker and kettle (essential for us Brits for tea making!!) which were much appreciated.
Access was very easy. Only up one floor and there’s a lift. Greg and his parents were all there to greet us when we arrived and communication was excellent.
We found the location to be superb. We walked north to Central Park, West to the Highline, and South to the Brooklyn Bridge / Financial District with ease. There are also 2 metro stations literally 2 minutes’ walk from the front door, and a further one 8 minutes away, right by Wholefoods. We caught the AirTrain then metro from JFK, and the metro then bus to LaGuardia on our return, both with ease with a few suitcases. There are also plenty of places to eat close by, and we even managed to get to a gig just round the corner at Webster Hall.
Choosing Greg, Sandra and Larry’s place as our accommodation whilst in NYC no doubt made our stay better and we thank them all for their wonderful hospitality.
Highly recommend staying here and don’t be put off by the apartment within an apartment thing; the apartment you stay in is totally private and Sandra and Larry are as chatty or not as you like :)