The home is about 1 hour away from Manhattan by car. It isn’t close to public transportation. The home is also in a low end neighborhood but seems relative safe. We parked our car in the streets without issues. The home is small but was able to accommodate >10 people. There were sheets and linens on every bed. The pillows are tall and not comfortable. You may want to bring your own if you're not a side sleeper. There were only 5 towels available for the whole place so may need to wash everyday. You'll need to buy your own detergent to use the washer and dryer. You need to bring your own shampoo, conditioner, body soap and handsoaps since they were not available as well. The A/C was broken in one of the rooms and we had to use 2 large and loud fans. The electricity on the kitchen side all of the suddenly turned off because of a surge protector we didn't know existed. We tried to contact Buddy but it took awhile since he was out of the country and was not in the same time zone. Once he got the message, the problem was easily fixed. We had a large group and hoped for a lightly later check out time than 10am but that wasn't compromised either. The place was obviously cheaper than staying in Manhattan. If I knew what I had to sacrifice, I'd think twice.