This contest is now closed. We invite you to discover our vacation rentals, furnished rentals, roommate shares and Bed & Breakfast accommodations in New York.

Well, thanks to everyone who made a guess in the first guess the apartment’s price contest. Our first winner is Emmanuel who correctly guessed $3800 per month and is entitled to the 10% discount off of a vacation rental.

This 5 bedroom apartment Uptown in New York is now online and if you would like to reserve this apartment give us a call at (212) 255-8018 or complete a request form.

Here are more details on the apartment and neighborhood:

Harlem 5 bedroom apartmentThe apartment:

As noted before this apartment is in a historic brownstone building in Harlem. The apartment has been nicely restored including refurbishment of the original wood floors, decorative fireplaces and wainscotings in the bathroom.

Neighborhood:

The neighborhood features some of the cities top rated restaurants featured in the Zagat guide including Charles’ Southern-Style Kitchen on Lenox Avenue between 125th and 126th Streets, Revival a French restaurant on Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 127th Street and Pier 2110 a seafood restaurant on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd between 125th and 126th Streets.

The neighborhood has many new restaurants opening along the main avenues as the neighborhood’s renaissance continues. If you’re a fan of the surroundings, do not hesitate to check out other accommodations in Harlem.

Attractions:

Harlem is best known for the Apollo Theater where many famous musicians have preformed throughout the past century but also has many other attractions, which are often overlooked. Some of the favorites include Mount Morris Park, which is located between 120th and 124th Street at Fifth Avenue and is surrounded by beautiful brownstones, which have been featured in various Hollywood productions.

Also popular in the area is the Museum of the City of New York (El Barrio) located at East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Finally, you can find an authentic jazz club at Showman’s Bar on 125th Street between Morningside and St. Nicholas Avenues.

Transportation:

The apartment features an easy commute to the east or west side with access to the 2,3 trains at Lenox Avenue and 125th Street or for West Side Service and the 4,5,6 trains are available at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue for East Side service. For those traveling cross-town there are four bus routes that transverse 125th Street including the M60 bus, which travels from Columbia to La Guardia Airport.

For those looking to dodge Grand Central the metro north commuter rail has a station at 125th Street and Park Avenue offering service to Westchester, Stanford, CT, New Haven, CT, Newberg and Poughkeepsie with connections available to Albany, Boston, MA and Providence, RI.

Check in next week for the second installment of Guess the Price. Once again we will be offering a discount on agency fees to the winner of the contest. Next week prepare to guess the price of an apartment in Paris, apartment in London or a villa in the South of France.

To see the original clues for this apartment Guess the Price: Harlem 5 bedroom apartment.

Again, congratulation to Emmanuel, the winner of our first contest.