My son and I had the travelers' bunks and though it wasn't completely private, it felt like it was for the most part. We didn't see the other people in the place much when we were in the building. Jarad kept open communication and replied quickly if we sent a message to him. There was going to be work done on the building downstairs at one point and he offered to switch rooms with us so we wouldn't be disturbed in case there was noise, which was very thoughtful of him. Location was very convenient to places to eat, grocery stores, and MTA lines (bus & subway.) One more thing, we had a little bit of flexibility with check in & check out, which helped a lot with both modes of transportation my son and I took.