If I could give location a 5+, I would. The apartment is located on a main street, in a more commercial area of town; but homes are just behind it. So it is definitely a mixed use area. Despite being located on a main street, we were surprised that the noise level was low. The bedrooms are located in the back of the apartment; nearest the yard so that probably helped. There are 2 other units in the building and like others have said, you will hear folks going in and out, low music, but it was nothing that bothered us or prevented us from sleeping. Nighttime was quiet.
The apartment was clean and despite its quaint size, we had everything we could need for our 2 night stay. All pots were in great order.
Communication with the host was amazing with near instant responses. We had NO issues during our stay but we did let the host know when we arrived and checked out and they responded immediately. So I only assume if we did have any issues, we'd have a quick response.
The highway was literally 2 minutes away. We were to our Long Island destination in 12 minutes on one day, 24 the next day (we went to 2 different places). It was GREAT.