We stayed in Shai's place for a little over one month (most of October and a week of November, 2022). Based on the pictures and info, I had high expectations and the place exceeded my already high expectations (for the reasons below). Importantly, I would definitely stay in Shai's place again and would most certainly recommend it to family and friends. You would do well to book this place and it is highly likely you will be extremely satisfied . . . finding a great place can be a challenge and this place meets and exceeds.
Lets start with the apartment . . . it has been recently (what seems) a complete renovation, though I don't know exactly when, I would guess within the last year or two. It has been renovated with many high end finishes (which is rare to find in a rental apartment in NYC -- as I lived there for many years and have rented a few places since moving away). The apartment is spacious, has high ceilings and brand new wood floors throughout the living area and bedroom. It also has what I would call "clean lines" the walls, molding etc. are all new so there is a feeling of newness/cleanness to the place but it retains the characteristics of old NYC. The kitchen is well appointed with new everything from stove, refrigerator, cabinets and dishwasher, etc. and they are all high end. Both bathrooms are quite large (it is nice to have two) and again, everything is new and the finishes are high end from the tiling of the floors and walls to the new fixtures. There is even a switch that will send out hot air from a vent when you get out of the shower.
Now for the things that made it exceed expectations. Anyone who has spent time in NYC knows that it can be a noisy place. Shai's place is on a reasonably quiet cross street in midtown west but the bedroom (and the bathroom attached to the bedroom), each has an "inner window" which opens separately from an "outer window" (the windows are about 6 inches apart) and each window has double pained glass (which may be sound proof) so the windows in the bedroom/bathroom are quadruples pained which makes the room completely quiet . . . very possibly the quietest room I have slept in in NYC. The doors to all the rooms are also "heavy" so you don't here any street noise. The living room has a singe window of double pained glass and that is also very quiet. The walls, ceiling, floors are also solid and thick so I did not hear any of the neighbors at all. The bed was a king bed with a very comfortable mattress (a W Hotel brand mattress . . . I checked).
The other thing that was great is the temperature controls, which again, are brand new and state of the art (this is not easy to find in a NYC apartment). In this respect the bedroom, the living area and the kitchen/dining area each had its own separate cooling and heating units. Even though it was October we had some 80 degree fahrenheit and humid days and the AC cooled it off in minutes. Temp control in many NYC apartments can be a real challenge but not in this one.
For those of you that know NYC, you know the location is great, near Broadway, the Met Opera, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall etc etc. If you don't know NYC, the area has become an epicenter of Manhattan and is close to most everything.
Finally, it all went very smooth, the check in is simple and straight forward and interacting with Shai was very easy and quick . . . he would respond to emails through Airbnb usually within an hour . . . but no issues really came up so it was just smooth. So, enjoy your stay in the big city and you will have made a good choice to stay at this apartment.