Aleksandr and his family were kind, gracious hosts. They even left a full Brita for us in the mini fridge! I did see a cockroach in the bathroom in the middle of the night, but I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt that this is just a humidity/building issue, because the apartment was otherwise very clean. My only other issue is the location, it was 50 min to to into the city, 30-40 min to get to Flushing, and 40 min from the airport (via public transportation.