We visited NYC for 5 nights and 6 days total and after check-in we only saw Mr. Carmelo like 3 times, almost as if He does not live there, so, very quiet in that sense. It's NYC, so there is always traffic, emergency vehicles and vehicular related noises basically 24/7 especially since the building is literally on top of I95. There is a Target like 5 mnts walk and a few local shops for breakfast and a train station about 10 mnts walk thay takes you straight to lower Manhattan and makes a few transfer stops. For the price I paid (~$50) a night, if you are looking for a place to crash and spending all day out, you can't complain or expect more. Clean floor and bed sheets, and trash was taken out everyday out of the room.