This place was perfect for my stay. Exceeded my expectations because the room & bathroom were just beautiful. I stayed in the smaller room and the private bathroom (right outside the room) and refrigerator/cable tv in the room were truly icing on the cake. There is only one other guest room across the hall with its own bathroom so that works out great. The common area has a microwave and dishes for guest use. The area is diverse, but continues to have a great carribean vibe with wonderful restaurants and shops. There's bodega's on almost each corner & lots of food, convience stores on Fulton (Nostrand also has good, cheap food with chinese, japanese, american & carribean. The new Indian restaurant around the corner was good). Not to mention close to A train with express service to Manhattan or JFK. A few blocks west is trendy Franklin ave. It was quiet in the evenings. As a single lady traveler I felt safe, just mind your business and ignore people asking for change (hey, its NYC, everywhere has ppl asking for change!) I really loved it and can't wait to go back. Anthony is very accomodating even though my flight got delay & I arrived later than expected.