Jacqueline was an excellent hostess, and very responsive. The ground floor apartment was spotlessly clean and equipped with all of the basics. It is located in a very nice residential area. As others have noted, it is rather dark, but that's fine if you are only there at night. There are 2 subway stops within about 1/2 mile, and taking the 4 train makes a quicker trip into NYC. If you are walking to the subway, you will have to go through some "not so nice" business districts to get to either station. Fortunately, there are many very nice locals doing the same walk into all hours of the night. At times, there was a slight smell of natural gas from the kitchen (I would guess it was from the pilot light on the gas stove); this was not a big deal for me and was easily handled by keeping the kitchen door closed.