First off, I want to say that Isabelle was more than accommodating, and the unit was exactly as described (and pictured). It was a nice, small studio on the first floor. The neighborhood was a nice change in pace from the normal NYC, but only a short walk away from the craziness of Times Square, Rockefeller Center, etc., if you want to experience that. Overall, a great alternative to an expensive hotel.

The bed (couch) was not too bad, but if you are a light sleeper you might want to bring an extra pillow and some ear plugs. Like most places in NYC (hotels included!) there was a lot of street noise throughout the night. We also had one incident that I can only assume doesn't happen often. At about 1:30AM we had the buzzer for our unit rang by a young woman who had clearly been out having a good time. No big deal, it's NYC so you should have a good time, but after her friend (don't know who she was there to see, I assume there are several units above the first floor but I have no clue) came down to get her and let her in the building, she started opening our door! I wasn't concerned for safety seeing as I could see her on the screen and she was obviously just a drunk girl acting drunk and opening what she thought to be her door, but the concerning thing was that it seemed like her key worked for our door before her friend grabbed her and stopped her. I don't know if there are multiple units, and I am only speculating since the door never opened all the way, but either way it was a frustrating experience to have to deal with at 1:30 in the morning.

Back to the unit itself, the bathroom was nice and having a fridge is a nice benefit when in the city. The only real complaint that we had was cleanliness. We would have liked the unit to be a bit cleaner as we did find some hairs in the sheets they provided, but we were an early check-in so they may not have had the normal time to clean. The TV also didn't work while we were there, but you shouldn't be inside watching TV in NYC anyways.

Isabelle was really a great host and allowed to to experience the city in a new way. I recommend staying here if you want to experience a different slice of NYC life.