Thanks for letting us stay. Location is near the subway. It does take about 30 minutes to get to Manhattan via subway. The place itself is exactly as described very simple and a good place to stay. Being the basement of a two story apartment, it was loud when the other family arrived who was staying upstairs. You can hear everything from conversation to foot steps to the toilet flushing. It worked out well because we all went to sleep about the same time. Thanks for the stay.