This is a lovely room and apartment in a quiet neighbourhood, but very close to the subway (especially good for taking the subway to and from JFK). This was great especially for my visit as it was FREEZING outside most of the time....also, the place was always warm and because of where the room is situated in the building, very quiet (that's a first for apartments I've stayed in NYC!) I never met Jackie as he was on vacation himself, but he was still very helpful through texts and surprisingly available for a person in a much different timezone! I didn't see his room mate much either, because I was out so much, but he seemed like a nice guy too. All in all very happy with my stay :)