Madison's place was nice and more or less what we expected for our NYC stay. However, it is in Brooklyn about 25ish minutes from Manhattan by train so if you aren't very familiar with the train system or are planning to spend most of your time in Manhattan this wouldn't be the best option. The apartment was clean and functional for us. We didn't feel bothered by anyone in the neighborhood even with it being o the first floor. One issue I had was the communication with the host. She reached out to us almost every day during our stay with reminders about the apartment and not to do this or that, turn off the A.C. when you leave and dont use too much energy. Frankly, I felt nagged and the communication bordered on unwelcoming and semi-passive aggressive. I like to enjoy my time in the city and just do my own thing and I started to feel uncomfortable in this space daily with these reminders and tips. Saying something once is enough, and I just felt this was overkill.