This place met our needs. It is a bit small, but we didn't have to spend too much time there as would be out exploring the city. The hosts were very quick with their communication and they were thoughtful. They had donuts for us and lots of fruit. We didn't have a car, so we used the subway as our main method of transportation. To go into Manhattan it would be about 35-45 minutes depending on the time of day and depending where in Manhattan we would go. It would be about a 12 minute walk to take the subway Line 7.