This lovely basement apartment was as advertised. Very clean and with a lot of great and thoughtful extras left behind that were appreciated. The neighborhood is generally very quiet. The pipes like to clang a bit and the husky upstairs and my dogs occasionally said hello to each other through the floors but otherwise very little noise from traffic. I was glad that we were there on a long weekend because I think parking could have been a bit more challenging on weekdays with all the driveways in residential parts and the hour limits on the busier streets with storefronts--- but it's NY so it is what it is. Also probably to find parking once even if it's annoying, move the car for street sweeping, and then walk or take the subway to places. Appreciated that Dawn & Vernon checked in with how things were going partway through the trip because there was an issue around the water in the shower getting to a hot temperature. They did try to address it by lighting a pilot light that had gone out. I wasn't around to check it until the next day so they weren't able to address it before we left as they would need to call a plumber. This sounds like an isolated issue though because I've not read any other reviews that mentioned any issues around the temperature (to be honest, I didn't call them right away because I thought I was just being a wimp about water temperature until I realized that both me and my husband were feeling it). I did appreciate their rapid response though and these things can happen through no fault of a host!
Shout out to Mirna's Pupuseria for some yummy food!