If you are visiting colleges like Columbia this is a great location. It’s a 20 min walk, 10 min by bike or Uber. We visited from California Bay Area. The people in the area are very nice(frankly nicer than Bay Area folks). They are humble and more than once offered sincere guidance. I walked plenty in the area each and every day and loved the rich culture. Really you are a 5 Minute walk to two subways which take you uptown wherever you want to go for Pennie’s. Shopping in Harlem is about 10 blocks away.
The place is very clean. Very quiet. Very safe. The decor is amazing.
If you don’t have good balance I would think twice because of the steep steps.
Overall given the space , the location, the price I would strongly recommend this location