The apartment is nicely decorated and in an ultra-hipster neighborhood. Across the street was a cool underground bar (Hawksmoor) which felt like a vintage speakeasy with its copper ceilings and aged tile. And down the street is St. John Bread & Wine which has the best bacon sandwich ever. It is described as on a quiet side street, which may be accurate in winter. However, in summer, people in the bars spill out to the sidewalk and there is a popular bar only a few feet away, so we were glad to have brought ear plugs. However, noise was louder in the front room, so if you are just two people sleeping in the back bedroom, it may not be a factor. Key pickup is very flexible with pickup at the coffee shop, but bear in mind the walk to the apartment from the coffee shop takes much longer if you have rollie bags on a crowded sidewalk -- we split into two groups and one took the bus to the apartment with the luggage while the other picked up the keys, which worked well. There is a Costa Coffee next to the apartment which made an easy meet up point in this plan. The apartment was very clean and communication with David was great.