First of all, the apartment was spacious, modern and clean. It was close (walking distance) to Irving (food & shops) as well as close to Judah (the N Train). You probably don't need a car to stay here, but the private parking spot was a plus! The apartment was on the garden side of the house, so was real quiet for being in the city. Rumesha and her family were wonderful hosts, very accommodating and more than happy to help us with directions and accurate travel times to get to places. And it was such a nice touch to have milk, fruit, coffee, etc., stocked for our use. The family does live in the two floors above and actively grows herbs and vegetables in the garden that is outside the apartment, yet they give you as much privacy as you want. In our case, we like to be sociable so they made us feel like family. We had a phenomenal time and look forward to going back!