We were welcomed to the apartment by Simone's family, and enjoyed our week staying above them in this apartment. It's great for a big group, although there is no common space besides the kitchen and bedrooms if you're using all of them but this is NYC! We still ate breakfast at the table in the center room. Each bedroom has a door to the hallway, so you can have privacy and not have to go through each other's rooms if you have the French doors between the rooms. We were able to do laundry and cook. Very close to the trains. Really good value for the price!