Kate's place was a good base for our young family to explore NYC. We had everything we needed in the apartment & very close to it, for food, transport etc. It was affordable being that bit further out but with the subway so close, getting to places was easy. If you don't mind the older dirtier streets & building, than it is all good as we still felt safe in the neighbourhood & the apartment itself was clean & modern enough. The apartment layout was as described, just perhaps a bit smaller than we imagined for two adults and our three young kids. Kate was a very helpful host answering our questions promptly and accomodating us when our plans changed. Thanks for having us Kate, it was great :)