Ruth is a wonderful hostess; her apartment is small but furnished very nicely; the down side is it's up 2 long flights of stairs so if you have a heavy suitcase, it's a bit hard getting it up! The best part is she has 2 bedrooms PLUS 2 bathrooms! Her place was very clean and easy to get to from the subway. She gave us explicit directions as to how to get to her place from Penn Stn; we took Amtrak to NYC. She met us at the apartment and showed us how to use the keys to get in and some things at the apartment we could use. She gave us suggestions on places to eat and things to do for free while we were there. I would highly recommend Ruth and her apartment to anyone!! We loved staying there!