Great host and subway is only a couple minutes walk. There are local markets and takeout resteraunts in the area. The full size matress has a quality foam mattress and we slept great every night. it's an apartment in New York so there are some stairs. It's a safe area but with any NY neighborhood, you should always exercise caution and common sense when out past dark. we really enjoyed it and thier liittle dogs are unbelievably cute.