When our family came to stay for the 9/11 Memorial, we knew we needed plenty of space for all 8-9 family members as well as a close location to the New York Memorial location. Fran's Lodge was plenty of space for all of our family members and very welcoming and homey. We enjoyed the use of the amenities that were accurately listed on the website as well as the deck outside, which we loved as we are from Michigan and missed sitting outside. Parking the first night was a difficult situation for a vehicle as large as ours so it may be beneficial for others to use public transit, however, because of the availability of the PATH Train to and from the WTC, we were able to keep our Ford Transit parked in front of Fran's Lodge for 2 of the four days we were staying there. The parking lot Mar suggested was helpful, though, not needed thankfully. TV's and devices were easy to use. Bathrooms were clean and stocked!
The only suggestion we have is a different coffee maker/machine since I would imagine that Mar's hope is to cater or appeal to a wider variety of renters and a Nespresso machine seems to appeal to a narrow portion of the population.
Other than that this location was superb and Mar was an awesomely considerate, thorough host with helpful and timely communication. Would highly recommend this location to others and would certainly book here again next time we travel to New York.