We were first attracted to Victoria and Bjorn's place by its location - yes, the West Village is indisputably the VERY BEST neighborhood in NYC. But we were surprised and delighted by how spacious the apartment is -- and just how "livable." The host couple takes great pride in creating a five star guest experience (e.g., luxury bath towels, soaps and shampoo -- dreamy bed with 6 pillows and down comforter -- nespresso machine + capsules-- cable TV with premium channels-- a fridge stocked with beverages). The apartment is very pretty as well, a second floor unit overlooking a backyard garden and one of Greenwich Village's most famous thoroughfares out front. The built-in shelves of the living room are stocked with art books and great literature (in case you chose to hybernate one day) and the furnishings are carefully curated from the sculpture and photography to the furniture (including upright piano!). There's a secret nook for storing luggage which came in very handy, as we'd been on the road for 3 weeks and weren't traveling lightly:-)
Victoria is a thoughtful host, checking in with us during our stay ("want a room tidy-up?") and making out arrival/departure super easy.
We recommend this apartment very highly and will make this AirBnB our top choice for NYC trips in the future.