Douglas was an amazing host! He was very flexible with us checking in later in the evening, and even let us keep our bags with him after checking out so that we could explore Manhattan on our last day without being weighed down by luggage. He's also very helpful with tips on getting around in NY. His place is less than 10 minutes walk to the train. Douglas' family lives upstairs, but we truly did not hear anything from them. The only thing was that we had issue getting phone reception (probably because the listing is located downstairs below ground floor -- and honestly this may be more related with our phone provider), but we were able to make calls using the wifi instead.