Kristine was very professional and reliable. She responded very fast to all messages and was upfront about everything, no surprises. We never actually met because she left town for labor day weekend, but never the less we were able to stay at her place no problem.

The apartment was clean and organized, but needed some general maintenance. However the building was very old and some what dingy, with no elevator. She was very kind to leave the A/C on for us until we got there, but the apartment was way hotter then I expected. Maybe this is just me as I am used to much cooler temperatures and it being very hot in NYC that weekend.

The neighborhood is good during the day with lots of people out and about. It is very close to the Brooklyn bridge and little Italy which was convenient. However, this part of the lower east side / china town was not a smart place to be walking around late at night. Not the safest place after 12:00 / 1:00 am if your coming home late at night. Be sure to take a cab right to the front door instead of walking from either of the two closest metro/subway stops if it is late at night. Me and my girlfriend sensed it the one night we walked, as well as we were told the same thing by many NYC locals we met during our visit.

All in all good weekend place to stay and a fair price for those on a budget.