our stay at Mercedes' place was very pleasant; it's quite basic but value for money. The description of how to get to the accomodation was very clear and the accomodation resembled the description. Mercedes was away for the weekend but in the communication she made us feel at home, and assured us that we could ask anything if there was any problem.
It is a 30 minutes subway drive to Manhattan, so it's a good place to start exploring New York!