Staying at Luka's place was fantastic. A nice, large room with great sunlight, a comfortable queen size bed (although admittedly very squeaky), cool art on the walls and a good sized desk to work at. The living room feels spacious but still comfortable. The kitchen is well equipped for what I needed (not a professional chef but I didn't run into any problems cooking dinner). His roommate Pat is super chill and welcoming. The apartment is situated directly across the street from a large grocery store and is also right next to the elevated train tracks. Note - you can see the train going by 30 feet out the living room window, so if train noise is an issue for you, bear that in mind. I don't mind the sound of the train going by, personally, and the bedroom is in the back of the apartment but it's still a pervasive noise. The subway station is two blocks in either direction once you leave the front door, and there's a few other subway lines within a 5-10 minute walk.

One thing I need to mention - there are two nail salons on the ground floor flanking the entrance to the building, and the smell of nail polish remover can sometimes fill the stairwell and the apartment. Could be I'm sensitive to that smell, but it required leaving the windows open to ventilate on some days. It wasn't terrible, but if you have issues with strong smells it could be a problem for you.

All in all it was a wonderful place to stay and I almost didn't want to leave. I'd stay there again in a heartbeat.