We stayed here for 3 weeks and the neighborhood is really nice, quiet, safe and really good to go for a run if you feel like it, there is also a park nearby. Magda is great! She's really friendly, lives right upstairs, still gives you your privacy and is quick to respond if you ever need her. You have a private bathroom inside the room but you share the common area with other guests who also have their own bathroom in their room. There are 3 rooms in total in the place and on this listing you are renting one room with Queen size bed and a super small room with a Queen size sofa bed, so you only share the bathroom inside your room with your own party even if they are in the small separate room. The third room with their own bathroom is on a separate listing up for rent for someone else. The only thing is that if you like to cook in, the fridge is way too small and you have to share it with any other guests not in your party who might also like to cook, but the kitchen is pretty well equipped with appliances, different types of condiments, spices, sauces and even oatmeal. The location is a few blocks away (10 min walk) to the PATH train that takes you all the way to Manhattan and it costs $2.75 per ride (Not included in the NY Metro weekly pass which is $33, nor the NJ Transit monthly pass which is $147), city bike station is just around the block. There is a really good pizza place one block away east on 5th St. There is a Target store nearby too and is also relatively close to the Statue of Liberty (NJ side, 10 min bike ride). Transportation to/from NY is really reliable and runs 24 hrs but if you are out on a late night, it might take a while to get back home because starting midnight, they don't run as often as before but still it will be just a 10 min walk back home from either Grove St PATH station or from Journal Square bus station but again, it's a really safe and quiet area to walk even at 3 or 4 in the morning.