This apartment is on a street that is fascinating and near so many wonderful shops, restaurants, green spaces. Just a couple blocks from Washington Square Park, which I fell in love with, across the street from the great and apparently famous Cafe Reggio's, easy access via walking and trains to any place (I easily went to a show in mid-town, Central Park, Little Island, and Coney Island, for instance). The bed was comfortable and I slept well; you might think when you see how busy the street is that you would be kept awake by city noise but it was silent back in Kaytlin's apartment. The shower in the kitchen worked well, water was hot, water pressure good. The hall toilet was super clean and pleasant and you don't share it with anyone. So the 'odd' tenement-building arrangement is really workable, and frankly I hardly saw another resident while I was there. And it felt quite safe. Communication beforehand and during my stay was prompt and helpful. Kaytlin's book collection in the kitchen is fascinating, and I felt appreciation for her trusting guests enough to share her home and a bit of herself with us visitors. If you don't like being near other lives and high activity then you may wish to stay somewhere else, but if part of the reason you are going to New York City is to feel some New York City energy and texture then this place is a find. I thoroughly enjoyed it.