This is an amazing house with lovely large rooms, inlaid wooden floors and quality furniture. You rent the first and second floors; other tenants are in the basement and the top floor, who you can hear occasionally.
The first floor is accessed by 10 steep steps from the road or the back yard.
Bedroom 4 is listed as having 1 double bed and 1 sofa bed, but the 'double bed' is actually a futon-style fold-out and the 'sofa bed' is similar except it's too small for an adult. However, there were two foam mattresses available that could be easily located in any of the bedrooms or lounge, so the total bed availability was fine.
Our main concern was the lack of air conditioning even though the listing says it’s available. When we arrived on 1 June 2018 it was 31°C (88°F) but when we asked Natalia about the aircon her response was that the weather was only going to be hot for a couple of days! We stayed 13 nights, and we would have used aircon on four of them if it had been available. We presume that the aircon units are window-mounted and removed during the winter. If aircon is important to you, ascertain if it will be available when you visit, and in which rooms. There are good ceiling fans in the bedrooms and the kitchen.
There were only four mugs and bowls which was not enough for our party of 7 adults and 2 kids.
The main entrance-way and the second-floor verandah room were in the process of being redecorated when we stayed.
For us, the space the house provided was more important than location. For some, the trek into Manhattan could be off putting, but the bus stop is only 4 mins walk from the house, and the train station 7 mins. The bus or train then takes 10 mins or so to get to the ferry terminal, and the ferry takes 25 mins to get to Manhattan. Total time from home to Manhattan is 50-60 mins. The standard NYC MetroCards work on both the local buses and the Staten Island Railway, and the ferry is free. We quite enjoyed the ferry rides.
We would have given five stars but the lack of aircon brought it down to four.