Barbara is a lovely host! She was very flexible with our check-in and was easy to communicate with. The room is perfect given the price and has a very comfortable bed. Her extra amenities such as a mini-fridge and provided water bottles are nice touches as well. The location was fine and felt safe, subway into Manhattan was only a block away and could get downtown on the Q-line in about 40 minutes. She did have a cat which we were aware of in advance and is a sweetheart. I have a mild alergy to cats and Barbara made sure to keep her out of the guest room and I had no problems at all. Overall we were happy with our stay. Extremely affordable accomodations for NYC with great value.