There are, in my experience, two basic types of Air B&B rental scenarios, as far as the relations with the host goes. Type A: the host is present for the duration of the stay and chats and socializes with the guests. Type B: the host is merely a virtual presence whom the guest never sees, and the property gives one the impression of being run more or less exclusively for its income-generating potential. For some reason, I got the impression from the listing that this property would afford scenario A, since the host lives on-site, whereas in fact our stay resembled Scenario B much more closely. That having been said, everything was pleasant about the experience, and Michelle is very responsive to contact initiated with her. The cold water left in the refrigerator was a nice touch on a hot evening. Keep in mind for summer stays that many of the bedroom units in this brownstone, as is the norm in older NYC buildings, have window-mounted air conditioning units that can be fairly noisy at night. Rental is conveniently close to both a major stop on the A Train line of the NYC subway and one on the Long Island railroad.