This place is value for money given the options to get to Manhattan. If you are in lower Manhattan the bus is the way to go and you're home in 30 minutes. From the rest of Manhattan it is an hour. But the price difference to stay here is worth it if you can stay out for the entire day. If you want to come home for a rest then it will use up too much of your day. The place has the necessities but is a basement. We did not spend much time in the unit so it worked well for us.