Maria’s place is a great affordable option if you’re planning a trip to NYC. My family of 3 stayed here and we definitely felt comfortable. The commute to Manhattan was about 45 minutes. We also went to Brooklyn a couple of times and it took maybe 1hr to 1.5hr on the subway. We purchased the 7day metro card and could get anywhere we wanted in the city. The bus stop is a short walk from Maria’s. There’s convenience stores on every corner.
This is a basement apartment so we expected to hear some noise from upstairs. Since I’m a heavy sleeper it didn’t bother me as much as it did my husband. The noise was random and I’m sure was out of Maria’s control because I don’t think anyone was up at 3 in the morning to make this clanking sound on purpose.
In terms of privacy, i felt like we had plenty of privacy with our own entrance.
Maria was easily accessible via telephone and I appreciated that.
Overall, this was a great stay and I would consider Maria’s place again on our next trip to NYC.