Self check-in was great, loved the flexibility, and Elene's instructions were super clear and easy! The place is really nice, very clean, we loved the look of the apartment, and the room was a great space. It's also relatively close to the subway and there's a nice grocery store and plenty of coffee shops, pizza, and a great ice cream place all within easy walking distance. We only met Elene briefly as she generally kept to herself in her room, but she was nice and was really good about responding to messages prior to our stay. We asked ahead of the stay about having a guest over briefly and she was really nice about letting us have my sister (who we were visiting in NYC) come over and grab a cup of tea while we were getting ready.
On Saturday night Elene did have guests of her own over that were hanging out in the living room (directly above our bedroom) and were rather loud until about 2am, but that's obviously a trade-off of staying in someone's home!