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Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat

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A modern living room with a white sofa, a glass coffee table, and a large window with a city view.
A living room with a white sofa, a glass coffee table with a book and flowers, and framed pictures on the wall.
A bedroom with a bed, a chair, a nightstand, a lamp, a window with a view, and a patterned rug.
A bathroom with a white marble wall, a white bathtub, a white sink with a mirror above it, and a toilet paper holder on the wall.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a granite countertop, a stainless steel sink, a stove, a microwave, and a window with a city view.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Highlights

  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Central Park
2 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Kitchenette
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Non-smoking
  • Microwave

Explore the area

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New York, NY
  • Place, Madison Avenue
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Central Park
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Kitchen
Kitchenette
Dining area

About this property

Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat

Welcome to your serene Upper East Side escape - an inviting top-floor 2-bedroom unit offering the perfect mix of comfort and location. One bedroom features a queen bed and the other a comfortable full-size (double) bed, ideal for relaxing after a day in the city. Sunlight fills the living area, creating a bright and welcoming atmosphere throughout the space. The fully equipped kitchen makes meal prep easy, and the layout works well for both short visits and extended stays.



Nestled in one of Manhattan's most iconic neighborhoods (Yorkville), you'll be just moments from Central Park, Museum Mile, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, charming cafes, and convenient subway lines - the Q at 86 St/2 Av and the 4/5/6 at 86 St/Lexington Av. Whether you're here to explore or to settle in for a longer stay, this retreat is a peaceful base for your New York visit.



- Please note the unit is in a residential neighborhood, so you may occasionally hear traffic and the natural hustle and bustle of New York City.



- IMPORTANT: This unit is a top-floor walk-up, located four flights up, with no elevator.
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats less than 99 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
Please send a request first
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 4713628vb
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

New York

Manhattan, a neighbourhood in New York, is home to this apartment. 5th Avenue and Times Square are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit American Museum of Natural History and Lincoln Center. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden.
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New York, NY

What's nearby

  • Madison Avenue - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Upper Fifth Avenue - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Central Park - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • East 86th Street Station - 2 min walk
  • New York Harlem 125th St. Station - 6 min drive
  • LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Penrose - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Caledonia Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ly Ly Vietnam Cookhouse - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Joju - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Chirping Chicken - ‬2 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 99 kg per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat?

As of 4 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat on 1 Nov 2026 start from £715, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Chic 2BD Upper East Side Retreat located?

Located in Manhattan, this apartment building is within a 15-minute walk of Madison Avenue, Central Park and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Mount Sinai Hospital are also within 1 mile (2 km). East 86th Street Station is only a 2-minute walk and 86 St. Station (Lexington Av.) is 8 minutes.

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in
Staircase is narrow and steep. Apartment was cleaned but not well and trash was left behind - perhaps by cleaning staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The host was great. Check in was straight forward. The place was clean. The other tenants in the building were very nice. The neighborhood was safe. Love our stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re glad you enjoyed your stay and found the check-in easy. We’d love to host you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
As advertised. Great quite neighborhood on UES. Easy access to subway.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your review! We’re glad you enjoyed the quiet neighborhood and convenient subway access.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great upper east side apartment. Perfect location for access to Central Park, the museums, restaurants and shopping. We were there during a heat wave and the 2 a/c units kept us cool and able to sleep well at night. Host was very quick to respond to all questions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your review! We’re glad you enjoyed the location, AC, and our quick communication. We’d love to host you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great apartment! Responsive host. Fabulous location! We loved out time in NYC!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your kind review! We’re glad you enjoyed the apartment, location, and our responsiveness. We’d love to host you again!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location! The apartment was convenient and tidy. Communication and check in was all great! We were grateful that the AC units worked so well. It was quite hot that weekend and the stairs were a bit of a workout. We had 3 people staying there and the couch wasn’t great for sleeping on but it did the job. It was a perfectly nice stay and a great value! My only suggestions for the apartment are a full length mirror and installing a toilet paper holder.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed the location and comfortable stay. We appreciate your suggestions!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a great stay at a great price!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2026
Thank you! We’re glad you had a great stay and found it to be a great value.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
easy check in, nice building/ wonderful location overall comfortable warm in apartment due to water heating in building but easily fixable
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2026
Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the easy check in, great location, and overall comfort of the apartment. Appreciate you noting the heating as well, we’ll keep that in mind and make sure it’s all running smoothly for future stays.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Thanks so much. We enjoyed our stay! Very clean place. Great toilet paper too lol. Would love to stay here again when I visit my brother again who lives on 83rd and 1st.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Feb 2026
Thank you! We’re so glad you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the cleanliness (and the toilet paper lol). We’d be happy to host you again whenever you visit your brother on 83rd and 1st!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The host was helpful and responsive. We liked the location. A nice neighborhood feel with lots of restaurants around the corner. The beds were extremely comfortable. Two bedrooms!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Feb 2026
Thank you! We’re glad you enjoyed the location and neighborhood vibe. It’s great to hear the beds were comfortable and that having two bedrooms worked well for you. We appreciate your kind words!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Clean snd comfortable, but small. It was good fpr the three of us. The stairs had a handrail and were easier than expected. There were lots of restaurants close by, as well as the subway. The kitchen is small and the coffee maker had no carafe, so we had to buy coffee at a nearby cafe every morning. Convenient to central park and museums. A short subway ride to theaters. I enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2026
Thanks for sharing your experience, glad you found the place clean, comfortable, and well located with easy access to restaurants, subway, and nearby attractions. Sorry about the coffee maker issue, but happy to hear you still enjoyed your stay overall.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
All as advertised.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2026
Thank you for your wonderful feedback!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The place is neat. It’s in an amazing quiet upper east neighborhood.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Sept 2025
Hi Alon, we're really glad you enjoyed the cleanliness of the space and the quiet charm of the Upper East Side—it's definitely one of our favorite things about the location too. You're welcome back anytime! Safe travels and hope to host you again soon.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Great location. Straight shot to Central Park (straight east of the metropolitan museum of art). It had plenty of dishes to cook with. It had a coffee maker, toaster, even cookie pans for the oven. Full size fridge. The kitchen was great. It was missing ice trays and a kitchen towel and/or drying rack to place the washed dishes. For the most part it was clean. The bathroom however had some hair on the shower wall. The WiFi connection was terrible with the network that was in the instructions. The network would appear and then dropped, to the point we were never able to log into that network. Communication with the management in regards to the WiFi was readily but inefficient. They gave basic troubleshooting instructions that did not work (like restarting the modem and router, which did not help. It took until the next evening (over 24 hours), for us to convince them to give us the password to the network to which the TV was connected to, since that one was working. They never followed up to see if we got connected to WiFi after all. Located on the fifth floor. No elevators. The key box with the key to enter was located outside the building, next to another 8 boxes. We arrived when it was raining so the bid had lots of water where the key was. I would suggest putting the box upstairs right by the apartment (less confusing). Overall it was a good stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your detailed feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed the location and kitchen. We apologize for the issues and appreciate your suggestions.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
When browsing photos of this apt, take note of the placement of that blanket on the white couch. That SHOULD HAVE BEEN my red flag (I suspected hidden stains). All seating area furniture is horribly stained, the shag rug quite stained, my child used a mascara lipstick stained towel, bacteria stained shower curtain (should be white, half is orangey-pink), no toilet paper holder, no towel racks to hang towels to dry, used soaps & toilet paper roll. Only 1 full toilet paper roll, we had to buy toilet paper, paper towels & light bulbs for lamps. Whoever stays there after us: you’re welcome for the nice new Cottonelle toilet paper! The AC units all need service (‘clean filter’ light on both), they run very rough/loud, impedes sleep and shorts out electricity. Only keeps area near units cool. Kitchen, bathroom area stay very warm. The worst part, though, was actually outside the apt (yet it’s just as much part of the stay as the inside). From the entryway, to the staircase and definitely the absolutely disgusting, roach infested hellhole they force you go into to take out the trash! Those common spaces have clearly not been cleaned in decades! No exaggeration. The visible, thick layer of filth and the stench is awful…like a dumpster mixed with stale marijuana cigarette smoke. You’re inhaling that stench as you’re breathing heavier up the 8 flights of stairs in the hot stairwell. I wish there had been an honest review of this place before I booked. The neighborhood is great!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2026
Thank you for your review! We’re glad you enjoyed the location, AC, and our quick communication. We’d love to host you again!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Dropping off bags before check-in ended up taking longer than it should have. We didn’t have towels until the following morning. Dream team rep even had the nerve to ask if we’d even looked for them when we reached out about not having any - Turns out laundry was closed due to holiday and cleaning person failed to mention it. Blender didn’t work which was a bummer since I spent 50 bucks buying stuff to make smoothies. All that and I’m still waiting for my credit payment due to the last minute cancellation of my first reservation.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2026
Thank you for your detailed feedback. We acknowledge the issues you experienced with towels, the blender, and the check-in process. We’ve addressed them and taken steps to ensure they won’t happen for future guests
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2026
We appreciate your review. Thank you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2026
Thank you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2026
Thank you for your feedback!

About the host

Hosted by Dream Team

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Founded in 2023 by two passionate Californian entrepreneurs, DreamCityStays specializes in exceptional accommodations around the nation. Leveraging our backgrounds in real estate and property management, we deliver memorable, tailor-made stays. As devoted hosts, we provide insider tips and ensure guests feel at home while exploring the dynamic Big Apple. Check us out at DreamCityStays.

Why they chose this property

Explore the Timeless Appeal of the Upper East Side

Nestled in the heart of Manhattan, the Upper East Side is a timeless and sophisticated neighborhood that captures the essence of classic New York City living. With its elegant brownstones, tree-lined streets, and peaceful residential vibe, it remains one of the most desirable areas in the city.

Just a short stroll from the apartment, you'll find Central Park—perfect for morning walks, relaxing picnics, or scenic jogs. You're also steps away from Museum Mile, home to world-renowned institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.

The neighborhood offers a rich mix of charming cafés, upscale restaurants, specialty grocers, and boutique shops, especially along Madison and Lexington Avenues. And while the Upper East Side is known for its tranquility, it also provides excellent access to the rest of Manhattan with the Q, 4, 5, and 6 subway lines nearby.

Whether you're looking to unwind, explore world-class culture, or experience life like a local, the Upper East Side offers the perfect balance of elegance, convenience, and New York charm.

What makes this property unique

Upper East Side Escape — Cozy Top-Floor 2BR in a Prime Location

Welcome to your Upper East Side retreat, perfectly situated in one of NYC’s most iconic and desirable neighborhoods. This inviting top-floor 2-bedroom apartment offers a warm, sunlit space that feels just like home.

One bedroom features a cozy full-size bed, while the other provides a spacious double bed—both ideal for relaxing after a day of city adventures. The apartment is filled with natural light and includes a fully equipped kitchen, making it easy to enjoy home-cooked meals during your stay.

Step outside and find yourself just moments from Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Mile, and an array of cafés, boutiques, and neighborhood charm. With easy access to the Q, 4, 5, and 6 subway lines, you’re perfectly connected to the rest of the city.

Whether you're visiting for business or leisure, this Upper East Side gem places you right in the heart of culture, comfort, and convenience.

Book your stay today and find us online at DreamCityStays.

• Please note that this is a residential home, so you may occasionally hear and be part of the neighborhood's natural hustle and bustle.

• IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE APARTMENT IS A WALK-UP, LOCATED FOUR FLIGHTS UP, AND THERE IS NO ELEVATOR

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