My wife and I chose this apt for a 2 week stay in NYC based on location: to be near our dtr (1.5 blocks away) when our first grandchild was born. Al is gracious and the apt is great. Well equipped kitchen, roomy and comfortable LR and master BR. Second BR, as would be expected, is smaller and with smaller bed (double) than master, but served perfectly when my sister and b-in-law visited a couple of days and one night when exhausted son-in-law needed sleep! And this room gets the best light. We know this wonderful, quiet residential neighborhood well. As previous reviewers have said, it is safe, has lots of small businesses for any need (cleaner, grocery store, bakery, deli, Starbucks, UPS, hair and nail salons all on the same block as the apt) and many good restaurants. Entrance to the 181st subway is a quarter block away (the A train of jazz fame) and gets you to anywhere fast, as it is express after 2 local stops. Times Square is 18 minutes away. A nice local park is a block away. Beautiful and large Fort Tryon Park is a 15 minute walk or one subway stop away. It has gardens, views of the Hudson and Harlem rivers, the Cloisters branch of the Metropolitan Museum, and the very good New Leaf restaurant which has both indoor and outdoor seating. We hope to stay at Al's on future visits.