Caitlin is a lovely, outgoing and thoughtful host. She made me feel welcome and comfortable. She was attentive to my possible needs and provided me with morning treats and a carafe of cool water in the evening. Linens and soap and lotion products are special. Her sweet cat, Baby Girl, is older and very low key. The room is exactly as show and medium in size, perhaps about 180 sq. ft. Decorating is aesthetically pleasing, a sophisticated homey, using older/antique items. The apartment is top floor, clean and quiet in a 100 year old building. It shows its age around the edges, typical of Northeast US, but everything is in working order. The bedroom is air-conditioned but the rest of the apartment is not. At least one bedroom window can be opened if one prefers no A/C. The apartment is in my opinion perfectly located in the upper west side. One is close enough to the theater district to make it a very easy, fast and safe subway trip, but not in the middle of frenetic downtown. A couple of blocks from Central Park, many places to shop and eat, and very museum accessible. Caitlin is quite knowledgeable and helpful on navigating the possibilities. One can travel from JFK Airport to Caitlin's via Airtrain ($5) to MTA ($5-6) subway E line (to Manhattan), transfer at 7th Ave. to B (going uptown) subway line to West 81st for a total of (5-11 dollars) and involving only about a 4-5 block walk at the end and a couple of sets of stairs at subway station. Total time a little over an hour. Alternative is cab for $70 which includes min. 20% tip if paying by credit card which takes about same amount of time, perhaps longer than subway, if you count 20 mins. or so waiting in line for cab. Neighborhood seems very safe and quiet.