I did not know much about this section of Manhattan before my visit. Boy what a cool neighborhood! The apartment is in the Bowery (I think) near China Town and Little Italy. I was in town for a conference at the New York genome center and had a great walk through the neighborhood each day to get to my meetings. The apartment itself is clean and well kept. I would go back any time. I used one room, but the entire flat is sometimes rented out as well.