Recommended for 1-2 people who are not taller than 5'8" (give or take a few inches based on your nature).
Nicely appointed apt with all the basic amenities you need. Kitchen has a stove/oven, microwave, smallish (bigger than dorm) refrigerator , coffee pot, coffee, tea , utensils, plates, mugs etc. Towels, soap, TP, linens, pillows were all nice. The main bed was super comfy too. The second bed is a couch that folds flat and is not super comfy as there is a sharp bump right in the middle that my daughter had to avoid. The back deck is also a nice touch with views of lower Manhattan .. hope the revitalization in the area does not block the view in the future. Good flat panel tv, internet service, cable/satellite service, and wifi.
The pictures are truthful, this is an apt that would normally be attic space, so the ceilings do slant making space on the sides not too useful, including in the kitchen, bathroom and shower/tub. I am 5'8" and I think it was ok for me, but honestly any taller than that and you will be hitting your head on the ceiling a lot .
The stairway from the 2nd floor up into the apt is also very steep and tight ... not quite as steep as a ladder, but just be aware of that if you have any mobility issues. It was a bit of an effort to get our three oversize pieces of luggage up and down them.
If you are depending upon public transit to get around, here are a few things to consider. If you arrive by light-rail as we did (Liberty State Park Station), ignore google maps if it has you heading to Johnston Ave. to get to Monitor Street! Instead, head the opposite direction to Communipaw Ave and then turn right on Monitor Street. There is a whole lot of construction with missing and torn up sidewalks and an abandoned building the other way that was not wife friendly if you know what I mean. The other way is well lit with good sidewalks and no construction .. wish we had come that way to begin with. I specifically asked Gerardo about safety in the area and he had assured me that it was safe to walk around, even in the evening. From our experience, he was absolutely correct. By about the second day, my wife was finally onboard and she had no problem with us walking from the light-rail station to our apt at 10pm-12am or so.
To get to Manhattan, you take the light-rail and then one of the NJ PATH subway trains to NYC,. Once in NYC, you have to switch to the NYC metro to get around. Each requires its own fare. We bought 1 week PATH unlimited passes and 1 week NYC metro unlimited passes which made that part easy. We just had to buy tickets for each light rail ride. You could also Uber to the PATH station and skip the light rail. Anyway, you walk to the light rail station (about .4 miles) , board the light-rail train to Exchange Place (if going to WTC area) or continue on to Hoboken if going to Time Square,Broadway, etc. It is pretty easy to get to a NYC subway station to continue your journey. Just know that on the weekends the NJ PATH trains to WTC do not run, so you have to take the Hoboken trains to get back and forth. I could be wrong as the weekend we were there, the WTC/Exchange Place PATH trains were running due to the PRIDE event going on that weekend.
The other 'no car' issue is that there are no real grocery stores in the immediate area. There are two really small mom/pop stores a couple of blocks down Communipaw Ave, but it is very limited in what you can get there. Someone told me that we could take the light rail to Hoboken to find everything we needed, including an adult beverage store. We also found one of each near the Exchange Park station.