Karilyn is a great host and her spot on Staten Island is also awesome! It was very clean and well-kept, good air conditioning, great amenities. We stayed on an air mattress but we couldn’t even tell because it was so comfortable. It’s about an hour trip to southern Manhattan, but the Staten Island railroad stop is right outside the door, and from there you can take the train to the Staten Island ferry and get onto Manhattan easily. Karilyn was easy to get in touch with and checked in with us every day to see how we were doing. We had a wonderful time, and we would stay at Karilyn’s again in a heartbeat.