Our family had a nice experience! It's a beautiful home, older, but has a lot of character and is tastefully decorated. It was very clean too. The neighborhood felt safe. We took the Ferry to Manhatten. It cost $7 to park at Staten Island Ferry parking lot all day, which we did, but we also walked, which took about 30 minutes or so. We really enjoyed taking the Ferry and using the subway system to get around Manhatten. Nice experience for our family!