Our family stayed in the "large spacious brownstone" 2nd floor private room/bathroom/kitchen for 5 weeks this summer, commuting into Manhattan every day. Willam and Ana have thought of a lot of details to help to make your stay comfortable.
The apartment is spacious w/ two queen beds, fresh clean sheets, several nice pillows and clean bed coverings (they put a plastic covering over the mattress, so no bed bug worries). There is a small glass table with three chairs in the room, which makes it a bit cramped, but it is better to have the table then not have it - so we appreciated it. There was also a 2 seat wicker chair, which we only used minimally. There is a LARGE walk-in closet with rods and hangers for your clothing, an iron, hairdryer, and umbrella. The room has a flat screen television. You have access to satellite as well as wi-fi. They have several maps and brochures for local attractions in the area. There is a large overhead fan and in-wall air conditioner - which was helpful both for the heat of summer (whew!) and to help dampen the noise outside and from other guests.
There are plenty of (soft!) bathing and hand towels available for the private bathroom which is down the hall. Willam offered fresh sheets/towels weekly and light cleaning of the bathroom. He didn't enter our room unless asked. You share a floor with their son but you do not share the bathroom.
The small galley kitchen has plenty of cabinet space and a large sink. It has most of what you need including silver, plates, bowls, glasses, mugs, wine opener, knives, cooking utensils, pots, baking dishes, can opener, toaster oven, coffee maker/filters, microwave, stove, fridge/freezer, mop, broom, drying rack, towels, potholder, teabags, creamer, salt, sugar packets etc. A dispenser gives cold drinking water. Make sure you don’t leave food out, though, as cockroaches are common in NYC. There were zero signs of mice.
We didn't find the neighborhood as quiet as other guests- although it may be perspective as we are from a suburban neighborhood, so we are used to things being very quiet and peaceful. There all types of shops and a large variety of diversity and culture in the neighborhood including organic breakfast cafes, coffee shops, markets. We felt safe in the apartment, as Willam is very careful about locking doors. We were cautious regarding what times of the night we walked the streets, and generally tried to get back into the area before it got too dark.
Willam and Ana were very accommodating and kind as well as attentive. They were quick to meet our needs as we communicated them. Willam acted as a taxi for us one night when we wanted to return from Lincoln Center later than were were comfortable taking public transportation back to the area. We really enjoyed them personally (their smiles are contagious!) and would definitely come back if we return to NYC.