My Wife and I stayed at Jovannnas for close to 2 weeks between Sep-Oct 2016 ...She is a great host...We landed in New york pretty late and got to her place by around 10.30 PM and she was kind enough to wait up for us with her mom Hellen who lives upstairs...they gave us a quick tour of the house and told us of the various delis & grocery stores nearby... They also kept a few takeout menus of nearby restaurants handy for us ...Hellen is very sweet and kept checking in to see if we needed fresh towels or a change in Linens.... The house is very nicely maintained and clean.. The pictures dont do justice the house is much nicer than the pictures.....The neighborhood is safe and pretty close to the subway where one can take the C train to manhattan... The evenings get a little desolate so we ended up taking a cab back from Manhattan which is anywhere between 20-35 USD...Its a great deal for someone visiting new york and wants to stay away from all the noise & get a comfortable place to stay.... We willl definitely be coming back.