Alicia's apartment is one block away from Line 1 subway (145th) which is handy to get into central Manhattan and other connecting stations. I found the walk safe from Alicia's apartment to the subway station. Plenty of shops 5 minute walk away including restaurants and take away places.
Although the room, is small, it was just what I need whilst staying in NYC, as I spent most of my time out and about. Handy having the en suite toilet. It was no problem for me, as I'm quite tall, but the bed resembles the upper bunk of a bunk bed and other folk might find it difficult to get into, but I'm sure Alicia would help solve this problem with a small set of steps.
Alicia is a lovely host, communicated well prior to and during my stay. Was very understanding when I had a problem with my flight. I would not hesitate to stay with her again, should I be in NYC.