We never met Antonio because he was away on business so it was initially difficult to get details especially since it was our first time in NY. We did eventually get there and the one thing this house is great with is: close proximity to the city. M train is a 1min walk and the N,Q and R are a 2min walk which are all 8-10mins from downtown Manhatten! You have Brooklyn just down the road so location is awesome. House is nice IF you plan to be away all day and just plan to come home and sleep coz there's no real dining area and the small living space we used as a 3rd bedroom because there are only two rooms (one with a roll out mattress) which is not ideal if you want privacy but we worked it out. The dog was nice but annoying because it barked at night therefore disturbing our sleep - it would've been nice if the dog WASN'T there at night along with it's wees (which the dog did on absorbent sheets), which i ended up cleaning. Antonio did have someone come in and clean up but it would've been a lot easier if Antonio was around to help. It wasn't very "homely" but it served a purpose and it wouldn't be top of my list if i were to go back BUT i would suggest it to others if you only need a base for your belongings and a bed to sleep on without paying a lot of money AND without the craziness of Manhatten. I was satisfied but not jumping at the chance to come back. Antonio sounded like a nice man though - would've been great to be greeted by him as previous reviews eluded to.