We had the upstairs unit and it was just as pictured! Nice apartment, comfy bed! Outside was a little deceiving--bc looks like a rough neighborhood, but the neighbors are friendly! The corner deli has great breakfast sandwiches and it's next to the bus stop! Magda is a great host, but my only suggestion is to maybe label the instructions as "check-out" procedures--bc we took it to mean turn off lights and A/C when u leave the house--our first two nights was 93 degrees in the apt---so the last night we just left the A/C window unit on all day so we could get some sleep! It did rain the last morning and she had a leak in the bathroom--which I notified her and she said she already had repairs scheduled! Basically, from NYC we had to bus, Path, and metro...however the day we did Statue is liberty we were sooo close! Lots of Uber's willing to pick up and drop off too!
Bottom line: Great bang for your buck!