Mary was a great host. Left us to it but happily chatted and gave us advice as to the local area and good restaurants etc when we met and asked. The flat is self contained but reached by way of the family front door and stair case. If you're planning loads of crazy late night I might flag that to Mary & Joe. Perfectly decorated and with some lovely welcoming touches such as milk and eggs in the fridge. The house is about 15 min walk from A Line so if you have lots of luggage it maybe worth getting a cab from the station. It's an easy subway journey right to the centre of Manhattan though. Bed-Sty is a real area, great for those looking to get out of the plastic razz-ma-jazz of Times Sq etc and a fab jumping of point for getting to know Brooklyn. I would highly recommend staying here my husband and I loved it.