After a long flight from Sydney we were welcomed by Silvia, who made us feel at home straight away and shown around the El Greco apartment which would be our home for the next two weeks.

A wonderful touch was the bottle of champagne waiting for us on the sideboard. Likewise, on Christmas Day we found some almond chocolate cookies on our door. Being so far from home, particularly at this time of year, it made us feel welcome and special.

The El Greco apartment accommodates three adults comfortably. It is tastefully furnished with a definite Greek flavour - this adds character to the apartment. The bathroom is very comfortable and roomy with plenty of hot water and towels which is always a must.

There is also a small kitchen area with a refrigerator and microwave - we would have liked a toaster as well. There is plenty of seating but we would have appreciated a lounge to relax on after having explored New York on foot all day.

West Eleventh is located in a terrific area with the Magnolia Bakery on the corner - the aroma wafting around is wonderful! Marc Jacobs is on the other corner! There are many designer, and unique stores within a very short distance (i.e. just around the corner) from the apartment building. I know we never tired of soaking up the village atmosphere and there are wonderful restaurants close by and within a ten minute walk! These range from a great pizza to really upmarket cuisine - we can recommend a few as can West Eleventh. In fact we went to at least three restaurants they recommended on their website and we were not disappointed!

If you're a coffee drinker there are a couple of great cafes/coffee shops as well. There are convenience stores as well as delis and a cheese shop if you want to have a night in, too.

We all enjoyed our time in and around the West Eleventh area and that includes our 22 yearold daughter who was in shopping heaven! It's sale time in New York.

The subway is within walking distance of West Eleventh, and we had no trouble finding our way around New York, and we walked a couple times down to the Rockefeller Centre (about 1 hour) for exercise!

A visit to New York at Christmas/New Year is an exciting experience - there is a different feel to Christmas and New Year. Christmas is beautiful with all the decorations on display in and around New York. New York comes alive for New Year's Eve and is such an exciting and vibrant place to be at this time of year and we will not forget this visit.

Our visit to West Eleventh complemented our New York holiday because we experienced real life in New York from fabulous shopping and food to the everyday life including laundry! (A drop off/pick-up laundry service is within an easy walking distance.)

The area is very gracious and elegant and as, we wandered down the side streets we saw some beautiful architecture. Most apartment buildings were decorated for the holidays (a must if you love Christmas and are away from home).

A special thanks to everyone at West Eleventh for making us feel so welcome and at home - we look forward to a return visit really soon.

West Eleventh is a lovely cosy apartment building in a quiet residential location in Greenwich Village.

You will be met by the friendly and warm Sylvia who will tell you everything that you need to know and show you around as well as take care of any questions. Particularly helpful was the ability to leave luggage on our day of check-out (by arrangement) so that we could spend the day relaxing before our late afternoon flight.

This was our second visit to West Eleventh and we would love to come back again soon. As an alternative to the more popular big hotels in amongst the busier parts of Manhattan, we found West Eleventh to be exactly what we wanted and provides the perfect base to get out and around.

The village itself is excellent with many breakfast and evening meal options - particular favourites were Cafe Angelique and Blind Tiger for a great range of domestic beers in a friendly local atmosphere

The West Eleventh Townhouse is situated in an favourable area. In this neighbourhood there is everything you need. A lot of bars, restaurants, supermarkets and so on. The Christopher St-Sheridan Sq Subway Station is not far away. We stayed in the Marcucci apartment from the 20th till the 27th of December 2009.

When we came into the Marcucci the first day, there was a warm welcome by Silvia. The instructions she gave, were very clear and understandable. As far as to assess Hercules and Therese are very nice persons. We don’t understand if there are people who cannot accept that when you lose the key, you have to pay $ 300. For us it wasn’t a problem. The Marcucci is very clean and has a pleasant and romantic atmosphere. There is also a very comfortable bed. We’ve stayed in a lot of comfortable hotels but this was the most
comfortable bed we’ve ever had. Housekeeping service every day.
The kitchen and bathroom are very small but sufficient. (Better small and clean than large and dirty). In the room there are a lot of boards to store your stuff. Our daughter and boyfriend stayed in the Monet apartment the same time. This apartment has also a very comfortable bed but a fully equipped kitchen and larger bathroom. We felt very safe in this recommendable townhouse. West Eleventh Townhouse in Greenwich Village: the best place in New York!

My mum and i stayed in the leonardo room... it was comfortable, personable, welcoming and cosy, and we much enjoyed occasionally meeting one of the owners as we walked through one of their living rooms to get to ours... Sylvia, who manages, couldn't have been more helpful. it is in a wonderful location, surrounded by nice restaurants, and perfectly placed between midtown and downtown. it does operate as a B&B and not a hotel, but they make that quite clear from the start - so the only difficulty we had with that was on our last day, collecting our bags to go to the airport in the rain and one of the owners wouldn't let us in until sylvia arrived, as pre-arranged. So it was a bit unfortunate, but entirely within the terms of the arrangement. It is far more enjoyable than a hotel and so lovely to be in the heart of such a historic neighbourhood. This is a much overdue review!