Carlos and his family were very welcoming and accommodating. The room is a good size with plenty of space for our suitcases and us. There is a well-equipped kitchen you can use with free tea and coffee (thanks Carlos!). Bedroom, kitchen and shared bathroom were all kept very clean during our stay. The house is well located, only steps from the Gates Av. subway, which got us into Manhattan in 30 minutes, and to JFK in under an hour. The neighbourhood is cool, with cafes and stores for breakfast, we never felt unsafe coming back late at night.

The only negative for our stay is there is some building work going on behind the house (where the bedroom looks onto). They start at 8am weekdays it appears - this didn't really bother us as we were up early most days, but if you want to sleep in just bring some earplugs.