Roula and her daughter are charming. They made my mother and I feel very welcome, prepared everything for our stay and even got some food in the fridge especially for us. Roula lives downstairs so if you need anything she's right there. For us, this was a very good deal staying there because we couldn't afford staying in Manhattan, and their location is not far and the place is very spacious and homey, which we could never find in the center of the city. You can walk a few minutes to a subway station that's a few stops away from the center of the city but we usually took the bus there that's right in front of the house and that was very comfortable. I also liked coming back to a quiet and relaxed atmosphere in Astoria after long days in the city. There are a lot of places to eat and buy food or anything else you need there, and sometimes we preferred eating there rather than looking for places to in the city. There are a lot of vegan and vegeterian options which was important to me. The apartment has everything you need for cooking or anything else. You don't need to bring anything with you. In check out Roula was very flexible with the time and helped us get a good taxi the airport. I would definitley consider staying there again if I come to NY.