Having successfully used Airbnb many times traveling in the U.S. and abroad, I was a bit anxious about booking a stay in a private bedroom listing. I usually stay in a complete apartment listing where the host is not present and you have the whole apartment/home to yourself...but Carrie's reviews and the price were so good I decided to try it. I could not have been more wrong about being anxious... This stay was definitely one of the highlights of my Thanksgiving theatre trip to NYC!! Carrie's 2 bedroom apartment is set up just right for privacy and is a lovely home from the furnishings to the cleanliness to the pretty park right across the street and finally to the very safe, nice neighborhood in which she lives. The transportation on the "A" express train is so easy, quick and reliable and it is 20 minutes at most to midtown, the theatre district, and Port Authority...and the rental price is a real deal!! All the reviews are also absolutely true concerning the gracious host, Carrie. She is a fine and truly charming conversationalist, a host who does everything possible to help out with anything you might need during your stay yet very aware of the guest's need for privacy if that is what you require. She is lovely new friend of mine. I hope to visit her for years to come when in NYC AND STAY AT HER WONDERFUL ACCOMMODATION IF IT IS AVAILABLE!! Carrie's hosting and her apartment is certainly the best of what Airbnb has to offer...I give her a 5 STAR recommendation.