Mario was a gracious host. He met us and helped us get our luggage to the apartment. There is an elevator, which is helpful.

The building is "landmark," which means old, and the apartment is small but adequate for our visit. He was living in a screened off part of the front room, but we were comfortable.

Sharing a bath means that guests should bring a bathrobe and perhaps a tote bag for carrying toiletries from sleeping space through the kitchen to the bathroom. The room was amazingly quiet, given the neighborhood, but it's in the back of the apartment, so there was little noise at all. For those needing an orientation to the neighborhood (which we didn't), he would have taken us on a walking tour.

We're both tall, and so we asked to use both the bed and the futon bed. Both were made up with clean, fresh linens. There were lots of pillows and extra quilts should we have needed them.

Mario goes out of his way to ensure that you're comfortable. He offered a few restaurant suggestions. He even left out a variety of tea bags, should we have wanted a hot beverage at any time.

The location was two blocks from where we needed to visit, so it couldn't have been more convenient. Many thanks to Mario for helping make our visit so successful.