Elle & Rob were very welcoming and gave plenty of information prior to our arrival to assist us in getting to their residence. Upon arriving we were pleasantly surprised at the little extras that they supplied with the room. Elle had thought of everything to catering for travellers, anything you thought of, it was there. The room was large, airy and pleasant as well as being very private. As hosts we could not have asked for anything more, advice was freely given on local restaurants, how to travel around, things to see and even help with the laundry.
Being located less than a kilometre from the free Staten Island Ferry; it was a very pleasant 5 -10 minute walk all downhill. this made access to Manhattan easy given the regularity of the ferries (they run 24/7). We actually enjoyed the 25 min ferry ride each day taking sites such as the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.