Val was very nice and easy to deal with. His place is very clean and neat. His wife greeted us on arrival and is there most of the time. We stayed two different times at his place, once for a week and later for two weeks. He is conveniently close to JFK ( planes can be heard on occasion.) There is driveway parking ( which was really great for us.) We were able to use the kitchen to prepare meals and the washer/ dryer, which was nice for our extended stay. We did have an issue with having to share the bathroom with his other guests in the other room ( which, when I asked , Val said was unusual because he didn’t usually have someone in the other room) but we decided to deal with it. Other things to note: there are people upstairs that can be heard quite often, and also noise throughout the house since the floors are wood, and also the planes, so earplugs are in order. Val was very nice and easy to communicate with.