Charles and Heidi are wonderful people and were the best of hosts. I felt so welcome in their home. The room was clean big and quiet. The neighborhood is very safe (there's a police station across the street) and the apt. is located equidistant from the A,B,C subway and the 3, so you've got access to both the east side and the west side. The apt. is on 147th st. but the Express A train makes the northern location inconsequential if you're planning on doing anything from Central Park on down. There are grocery stores nearby and Jackie Robinson Park only two short blocks away. Great place!