Positives: 1) Alina’s place is a large clean duplex level basement apartment, with a garden. Good layout so guests sharing aren’t on-top of each other. The apt could easily accommodate a party of 4 or more. 2) The immediate neighbourhood is a mix of old & new and some parts are a little rough around the edges, but overall very safe to walk around with friendly neighbours. In the summertime a lot of locals are out on their stoops hanging out talking & playing music, it can be noisy but it adds a nice neighbourhood vibe. 3) Coffee shops, bars and delis scattered around. New organic store/deli has recently opened on the corner. 4) Communication: Alina was friendly, responsive to my messages and offered her assistance if I required it. 5) Flexibility: Alina was accommodating in allowing us to store our luggage as we had a late flight. We appreciated not having to drag our luggage around in 94 degrees Fahrenheit heat. Constructive critism: 6) Noise: Sadly I have to reiterate what has been said in previous reviews. Whilst I appreciate this is NY and its difficult to escape noise in apt living, also the fact she has a young child, I expected to hear some noise. However the stomping from the evening of my arrival and at around 7am the following mornings was louder than expected & very hard to ignore. Thankfully I’m an early riser but if you are wanting to have a lie In then you need to strongly bear this in mind as it can get very irritating. We were lucky to have some respite on the wkend, as the family traveled. Again If this is just a place to lay your head, and you are going to spend a lot of time out, it should be fine. Unfortunately The only way to alleviate the sound issue is to invest in good sound proofing. The sound issue could be why the price is more reasonable than other Airbnb’s in the area (despite its size). I was greeted by Alina & her daughter for the 1st time, face to face as I was leaving. Her daughter is a tiny cute little thing, it’s hard to imagine she could stomp around so loudly. 2) Yes the space is huge and clean, the kitchen very modern and the bathroom is small but well laid out. However in my opinion, the rest of the space lacked character and the current furnishing (the orange corner sofa pictured was in the basement and replaced with a bulky brown 3 seater distressed leather sofa) did not achieve the ‘luxury’ feel, particularly in the basement area. The space is cavernous as such the living area and basement space would benefit from a few large abstract pictures/canvas’s on the wall or some easy to care for house plants or a vase of flowers (as in the pic 6) . The apt needed something to dress it up, brighten up the space & give it some...