The Globe Pad

The Globe Pad: New York

Located in Midtown, just three blocks away from the Empire State Building, this studio style apartment may not win any design prizes, but would make a perfectly pleasant base for guests wanting to stay in this part of town. The main room is lovely and light, and we particularly like the old wood floors too.

Home truths:
* The apartment is on the 5th floor of this building - 64 steps up from the street

* There's only one proper bed so guest 3 will be on a single futon bed

* There's no proper living room

* There are some rather unsightly garbage containers in the lobby area

* There's some construction going on nearby so there might be some associated noise during the daytime

* The kitchen is extremely small and not exactly state of the art

* The bathroom feels dated and the grouting in the tiling could do with some love and affection