Lu Yao was an amazing host and very responsive to all of our needs. The view from her place was wonderful. The apartment is compact and the kitchen has been updated. The addition of a porch that is enclosed with glass made a wonderful home away from home office - which we made use of. The location was close to subway, grocery store, restaurants and about a 20 min walk to most of the major attractions in the city. Highly recommend but note ---- you are in a big city and will experience traffic and pedestrian sounds even though you are on the 12th floor with a vie of the city in two different directions.