I wanted a place for my parents to stay during their 4 day long visit to NYC. I had never tried airbnb before and I was a little skeptical. But the place was great. It was clean and Karen and Julian had even kept a box of cereal and cookies for us. The subway station (J) is literally 5minutes walking distance from the place. I think it took like 15-20 minutes to get to canal street in Manhattan. What made the experience even better was that Julian and Karen are great hosts. We probably called Karen a million times and she was really very patient and helpful with all our questions. My parents had a great time, and overall it was great value for money. If there is anything at all that I saw negatively, it was that the place was in Brooklyn, and it seemed a little creepy to walk around at night.