| Date | Rating | Comment
[Guest Comments: 11 positive, 0 negative]
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| 08/30/09 |
Positive
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Sixty in the city!!
Three friends(of 40 years)celebrated our 60th birthdays in New York. We loved the apartment, it was quite spacious by New York standards. The patio was an added bonus where we enjoyed our coffee each morning.
Livia's neighborhood restaurant suggestions were excellent.
The location was perfect, only one block from the park, close to the subway and very safe.
The apartment was spotlessly clean, there were plenty of towels and hot water
We will return!!! |
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Anonymous
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| 08/14/09 |
Positive
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I've stayed at many places found on VRBO and this
apartment is by far the best. It's shockingly
ROOMY and in a fantastic location on the UWS. I've
stayed there twice now, once with a group of
girlfriends, and once with my extended family,
including my 6 year-old daughter. The rooms are
LARGE (the pictures don't lie), the kitchen is well-
stocked, there is a ton of closet space, lots of room
to stretch your legs, and TWO bathrooms. Most
importantly, it's quiet, easy, and the back garden is
absolutely delightful. The neighborhood is leafy,
the subway super-close (a block and a half), and
the owner Livia is very helpful and accommodating.
I plan to go back again and again! |
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Christine Murray, San Francisco, CA
510-220-1438 |
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| 07/18/09 |
Positive
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We chose this apartment for our week long family holiday in New York.It is spacious,very clean and in a great location.
Livia is a helpful welcoming host.
It was great to be a Westside family,if only for a week!
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Janet Walker, Glasgow,Scotland |
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| 05/20/09 |
Positive
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| Stayed here with 3 women friends for 5 days. Loved the location. The neighborhood has everything: restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, drugstore right around the corner, cleaners and liquor store. We used the city bus and subway and they were so convenient. We could also just walk to the corner and hail a cab on Columbus. The location was quiet and both the apartment and the neighborhood felt safe and secure. The little park with community garden in the next block over was a nice place to sit. The private patio with the apartment was lovely - we ate breakfast at the table every morning and enjoyed the birds singing and the sunshine. We never ran out of hot water even when all four of us showered, one right after the other, each morning. It was nice to have access to a washer/dryer even though the basement was a bit scary. The futon at the end of the diningroom was comfortable and since there were bars on the windows and the backyard is surrounded by a high wall, I felt safe leaving the windows up for fresh air at night. The apartment had everything we needed for our stay and I would definitely stay there again and will recommend it to friends. |
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P Elmore, Portland, Oregon |
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| 04/29/09 |
Positive
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| My wife, two sons and I spent a week in Manhattan on our spring break. This apartment was perfect for us. You can't beat the location (blocks to Natural History Museum, 1/2 block to Central Park...). Although we didn't spend a lot of time in the apartment, it was great to come home to a small kitchen and a couple of rooms to stretch out in before bed. If you are looking for an upscale apartment with a lot of high end amenities, this isn't a good choice. If, however, you are looking for a nice, affordable alternative to a hotel room, in an unbeatable location, this will fit the bill. |
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sam, Saint Louis
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| 11/21/08 |
Positive
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| Great location, near bustling Broadway, Central Park, museums, and lots of restaurants. Considering this unit is in a 90 year old brownstone, I was amazed how modern the accommodations were. Things are a bit funky, but that is expected in New York. Being off the street, rear ground floor, having 2-levels, makes it quiet, yet bright. Livia, the owner, was quite helpful and easy to deal with. A great choice for 3 people. |
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Bruce Ettinger, San Francisco, CA
415-433-6836 |
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| 08/19/08 |
Positive
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This apartment was perfect for us! My husband and I took the lower level (where it was quiet at night) and the two teenagers took over the upper floor, slept on the futon and had the television to themselves. We used the smaller second bedroom for storing our luggage. The garden area was lovely, but we were always on the go so didn’t take advantage of the table and chairs that beckoned.
The small kitchen served our needs – we did cereal and fruit in the morning and there was even a small dishwasher to clean the few dishes we used.
The subway stations were close by and Livia had several tourist books on NYC available that were helpful. Her neighborhood restaurant recommendations were great. Livia is around if you need her and you feel you have a new friend when you meet her!
If you’re going to visit the Empire State building at night, we found a wonderful French bistro within blocks of the building ~~ Serge ~~ located at 165 Madison Ave. – phone 212-679-8977. Their website is: brasseriecafecreme(dot)com
It was wonderful to visit NYC and not have to stay in a small, crowded hotel room!
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Madelyn Pons, Albuquerque, NM
505-352-8978 |
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| 07/10/08 |
Positive
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We (two couples) stayed in this apartment for one week in July 2008. Everything worked - air conditioning, kitchen, bathrooms, & shower.
Although there is a second, small bedroom with a twin bed in the lower level, we slept on a futon in an extension of the dining room on the main floor. It was a fairly comfortable bed but not private.
The location is convenient to Central Park, the subway, some good restaurants and a grocery store.
We enjoyed having breakfast every morning in the garden back of the apartment. It was a comfortable, homelike atmosphere and Livia, the apartment owner, was very helpful.
I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again.
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Barbara , St. George, Utah
435-674-4075 |
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| 05/11/08 |
Positive
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Our family of 4 stayed in this appartment the first week of May 2008. The appartment is small but practical en tastfully decorated. The small garden has a few hours of sun in the morning and is ideal for enjoying breakfast. Location is good: near the 86th Street and Central Park West subwaystation , the 86th Street bus and, further to the West side the Broadway and 86th subway station. Nice and quiet neighbourhood of tree-lined streets and classical (browstone)houses. Enough shops for groceries and fresh fruit available on the corners of the Streets and Columbus Avenue.
I would like to recommend this affordable appartment.
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Anonymous
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| 04/30/08 |
Positive
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| We also really enjoyed our stay, although it was for only four nights. We were in NY because our son's high school band played at Carnegie Hall and a few other locations and it was very nice to return to the apartment in the evening after a busy day of concerts and sight seeing. The neighborhood is quiet and yet very close to restaurants and grocery stores and small boutiques. It's also less than a block to central park where my eleven year old enjoyed playing on park equipment. Both the metropolitan museum of art and the natural history museum are within a mile walk. And the apartment was more than enough room for five people because in addition to the two bedrooms there is a full sized futon in a space off of the dining area. |
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Jodi Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI
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| 04/21/08 |
Positive
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We very much enjoyed our time in this apartment.
We were there for a month for work and found it to
be very cozy and convenient.
The apartment is on two levels, with the bedrooms
downstairs. The one bedroom is nice and big, with
a king-sized bed. The other bedroom is really
small, with only a twin size bed. We didn't use that
room, it might be a bit crowded down there
depending on how many people you are going with.
There is a bathroom within the large bedroom,
funky but pretty useful in the night! There is also
access to the basement from there, where the
laundry facilities are.
The upstairs has a decent kitchen, a nice little
dining area and a good media system (TV, DVD,
Internet). Nice warm bathroom. Also a great patio
area! We weren't able to use it ourselves, since it
was February, but we would look longingly at it a
lot.
The apartment is on a street of brownstones, very
cool. There is a CVS pharmacy on the corner, and
easy access to lots of restaurants. Central Park is
only a block away, which I thought was fantastic!
The subway is also only a couple of blocks away.
The owner lives upstairs and is very helpful and
easy to get in touch with. We really had a great
time there. It's not fancy, but it has a cool funky
New York feel to it.
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Deb Loucks, Venice, CA |
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