I wanted to try out the Bronx and this place was a great safe place to do so from! The room is nice and big, and you get to live with a real family. This is one of the safest areas of the Bronx as far as I can tell, and has a very suburbian feel to it. It takes longer to get to places of course, but if you're looking at the Bronx you already know that.

You need to do a little walking to get around - there are a few smaller eateries close by, but to find a good cluster of restaurants you have to walk fifteen minutes. Same for the subway, although I only realised later on that it's just as far to the 2 as to the 5, and it's helpful to be able to choose between those two depending on subway changes.

For my first Bronx experience this was a good start!