The place is really cute and quiet . It's the upstairs unit so we always tried not making noise for the downstairs unit to not make the host uncomfortable and I think it worked . The Subway Utica Station is literally a block away and we felt safe towards the end of our 7 day stay but of course the first 3 days we felt a little afraid of the unknown when it came to walking from the station to the apartment at night but know that there's several tourists that stay in the same area and lots of locals walking to and back from the station . The local Dry Cleaners is a little longer walk but super friendly . Kristian was always attentive to our needs and very welcoming . The outside environment on that block could be a little noisy at night and early morning ( lots of street chatter) but nothing you can't sleep right through . The street is clean and lots of friendly squirrels . Also note there are no closets and that's original to the building . But there is an ironing board and iron :)