Renata is a fabulous, friendly, and welcoming host. I loved her Brazilian brand of coffee so much! She let us use her fridge and kitchen. I was able to locate the building with Google maps and found it to be easy to get to and from the places we needed to go while there in NYC. The room is cozy and clean. I felt comfortable to do my exercises on the bare wooden floor. My daughter and I were surprised at how quiet it was, except for our last night - some upset sounding cats were making noise, but that ended quickly enough. It was actually a bit humorous, though, like something from a movie. It completed our New York experience. All in all, I would definitely stay again. Nice place, nice host!