Karen was an excellent host. She provided us with lots of information through a nice binder that was on the table. Communication could not have been better. Nice and clean place, just big enough for the two of us. One thing to keep in mind is that the house is in a really cultural and busy neighbourhood (the neighbourhood is like one big cultural street market), which you will have to pass through when you want to take the metro to Manhattan. We did not realize this when booking and it was not really our thing; but it might be yours. Nevertheless Karen assured that we had a great stay!