The location is great for Williamsburg and the apartment itself is a good size for New York. HOWEVER, anyone thinking of booking should be aware of the following things: - Strict cancellation means very strict - we contacted Lila 15 mins after booking as we realised we made a mistake booking a private room rather than a whole apartment. She refused to provide a full refund, and we were locked into the booking unless we were happy to lose half our money. We felt this was unreasonable considering we contacted her immediately and there was still another 5 months until the booking. We realised too late we could have gone to Air BnB to have the situation resolved. If anyone else has the same experience, talk to Air BnB straight away so you can get your money back. - Although the rooms can be booked by different people, there were no locks on the doors. Lila did not understand why we would want to be sure our valuables are safely secured when sharing an apartment with a stranger. She said it was our problem and if we wanted a lock we could go to the hardware store and buy one ourselves. We did and Lila refunded us the money. One bedroom now has a lock. - Cleanliness was subpar, particularly in the kitchen and dining room. There was significant build-up of dirt, grime and dust around the taps, sink and drying rack that must have taken weeks to accumulate. The benches were very dusty. The floor near the sink was caked in crusty stuff. It was gross. The carpets needed to be vacuumed. - The host was away, but her clothes were slung on the back of dining chairs, shoes were strewn about, and all of her personal belongings were behind a screen, where the only window was. As you can't go behind the screen, there was no fresh air into the apartment. - There's no kettle and the dishwasher was filled with cereal boxes. - The bedroom is small, there is no window, there's only 2 hangers and a couple of hooks to hang clothes. The drawers under the bed, which were a good size, had hair in them. One side doesn't have a bedside table, and the bed is very high - reaching down to get some water during the night was difficult. There is a window high on the wall looking into the next bedroom (you can't really see in) but it lets in light from the skylight in the other room - the light will hit right at your pillow early in the morning, and it woke me up everyday. - Be VERY CAREFUL with the freight lift - my sister-in-law (who lives nearby) was helping us and closed the various shutters and got her hand crushed - she was in a huge amount of pain and had to take a week off work due to severe bruising. - The apartment is quite noisy as the...