Sofia is super nice, very responsive, and you can tell definitely wants you to enjoy your stay. With that, it just wasn't great for me for the PRICE. The building is really really REALLY run down- very slum-like (the apartment is NOT-just the building itself). The apartment is micro-sized, with a very lumpy futon vs a bed- also no a/c, broken tv, and no FAN which made it really tough for me in the hot Summer,, but the small apartment itself isn't bad at all. FILLED with fruit flies (remember, no a/c and no screens on windows). I just spent more than I previously had and have stayed in nicer places for less $$. Also, the neighborhood seems kind of slummy w/lots of people hanging out around the front door/in the neighborhood itself...lots of graffiti, etc.- but 2 subway stations within a 5-7 min walk. Wouldn't stay again, especially not for this price, but Sofia's niceness and warmth made up for a lot. Neighbors NOT so nice- suffice it to say that!