Emily made up the whole flat for us (pulled out the extra bed etc.) so that we could feel home from the first second on. She left us notes for example for how to use the stove and offered us to take something of the fresh food to socks if we get chilly. That was so nice of her! The apartment was clean. The neighborhood is multicultural and diverse and you need only 25 minutes to get to Manhattan because you don't need to change trains. There are cute cafès and a nice park in the neighborhood. The apartment is situated directly at some train tracks and it is really kind of noisy. But we could get used to that because we are not very sensitive about noises.