Silvia is an amiable and communicative host. She accommodated without question our 3am arrival after our intended flight from Scandinavia was cancelled and we were transferred to a much later flight. The apartment is excellently situated on a quiet street. The rooms are further isolated from the road being at the back of the house with windows facing NW into the garden/yard. We experienced unusually hot weather for our stay in September but the rooms remained cool and we found it unnecessary to use the air conditioning. The bedroom could be darkened with both Venetian blinds and heavy curtains. The floorboards of Silvia's apartment above do creak somewhat but she and her family are generally considerate in limiting their activity. Their Jack Daniels uttered 5 barks when taken out each day but was otherwise never heard! Although we would have much preferred a shower cubicle/stall, we find that tubs are very much the norm in New York. This one had a fixed shower-head on the wall above. A non-slip mat was provided and the bottom of the tub was below the level of the floor - which made getting in and out much easier. Otherwise, everything was found to be very much as described and illustrated in the listing. We would definitely choose to stay with Silvia in the unlikely event that we were ever to have the opportunity of visiting New York again.