AKA Sutton Place

I don’t think you could find a better extended stay apartment in New York City. The midtown east side location is residential and very convenient to restaurants, grocery stores public transport and pretty much anything else you might need. The staff is exceptionally professional, competent, and friendly. The kitchen is well equipped. Air conditioning worked very well. The lounge with coffee in the morning and drinks available in the late afternoon early evening enhanced the stay.

After a bad AirBNB experience, my wife and I started looking for another extended stay location. On our list of places to visit was AKA Sutton Place. It's near the 59th Street Bridge and Roosevelt Island Tram. This was an area we were unfamiliar with. It's located at 330 E 56th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. This is a tree lined street within 3 blocks of Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, TJ Max, Duane Reed/Walgreen, Morton Williams an upscale grocery store and the Eastside Esplanade walking/riding area on the East River. It's a full neighborhood with barber shops, beauty salons, bodegas, restaurants, liquor stores and almost anything can be delivered to AKA. Once we entered the lobby and met Ernie our decision was made. Ernie was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. He has now been with AKA for 18 years. He explained the facility, the amenities (pool, workout room, lobby/lounge) and took us on a tour. It was like we had been friends for years. This is how we felt with all of the staff. In June 2024 we spent our third 30 day stay. We have already booked June 2025. The staff (Ernie, Manuela, Francisco, Jorge, John, Ana and housekeeping and engineering)) made us feel so comfortable and at easy with every stay. They are each so familiar with NYC it's like having a personal, human source of information. The AKA has 1 and 2 bedroom units with one or two bathrooms. There is Wi-Fi service. There are computers and a printed in a small business center in the lobby. Though the kitchen (stove, micro wave and full refrigerator) is sparsely stocked it is adequate for two. In the past we have FedExed packages in advance of our stay, if we needed extra items. For example there is no DVD player or Streaming services. So we have brought a DVD player and our Amazon Fire stick. You can schedule weekly housekeeping. And if you need it, there is a temperature controlled wine cellar. The subway station at Lexington and 3rd Avenue is about three blocks from the AKA. From that station the subway can get you to any place on Manhattan as well as Brooklyn and Coney Island. Taxis are easily available on 1st or 2nd Avenue and Uber is also available. AKA Sutton Place has all you'll need or want for a wonderful stay in NYC.

I can’t recommend and appreciate AKA Sutton enough starting with a QUIET residential midtown location if you have to do business both uptown n downtown - 1) v close to two subways n buses in all directions 2) daily necessities in all price points are all within 2 blocks 3) access to dog park n east river esplanade - no need for CPark 4) Bloomingdale’s - no need for Fifth THE PROPERTY - 1) v beautiful n quiet pool 2) spacious laundry n wine caves (yes!) 3) quiet n stylish public lounge area with all types of seating 4) daily morning coffee 5) functional and well laid out rooms 6) efficient n flexible housekeeping w Yvonne 7) attentive and friendly reception headed by Manuela with Ana jorge franscesco and Ernie - 8) a professional car service w Hugo to backup the amazing stay Notable is that the stafff have all been there for between 10-25 years

AKA was exactly what we needed while my husband recovered from surgery. We were close to stores and the hospital. Everything was in walking distance or could be reached by subway (very convenient stations) The front desk service is better than the Four Seasons. They were beyond courteous and made every effort to make our stay trouble free and successful. The closets were beyond generous and the size of the bedrooms and common space was generous. They have a great cable system and we only had one brief internet glich. They had many channels available and I was able to connect the Roku to the televisions with absolutely no problem. Their staff is unusually knowledgeable about everything in the apartment. We could easily live there. The neighborhood is safe and has so many shops and restaurants that it made the stay so easy. The only complaint we would have is the climate control . The weather was unseasonably warm much of the time. They are on a boiler system and there was no way to cool the apartment down other than stand fans and the windows open. I would have concerns for the summer. The furniture in our apartment was very low and would probably be my only complaint other than the climate control. It looked like Ikea. I would have expected a little different quality, but that was a small thing.

My stay was excellent! I really recommend the AKA Sutton. The staff is amazing! Fantastic location, very courteous service and they provided all added requests very quickly. I highly recommend Aka Sutton. It was a wonderful experience and for sure I will return. Paula Secaf Adde