Looking for the UES apt. I mentioned (which unfortunately only rents by the month http://www.vrbo.com/97241) I saw this UWS one which looks very nice
http://www.vrbo.com/87440

2 other b & b's with apt. like suites are 1871house.com (near Bloomingdales) and wymanhouse.com on the UWS.

Thanks to you all. This is exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

McLaurie -- I've looked at 1871 House before and made a note of it, but I'd never heard of Wyman House and it looks beautiful. Another advantage is that it's a few blocks from the home of our friends.

And coincidentally, I also made a note of vrbo 87440 when I was browsing that site -- it looks great!