Doug's place is clean and comfortable with a lot of light, really cool art, and lots of house plants. If I wasn't so excited to see the city I could have hung out there the whole time. The area is kind of a warehouse district I take it, so on first glance (I arrived late at night) of his street I was a little unsure, but I never felt unsafe at any point. If I had a little more time I would have checked out some of the neighborhood watering holes. It's a 30 min train ride to the middle of Manhattan, and the station is just a couple of blocks away. I'd say my stay was pretty much perfect, and I would gladly stay again or recommend it to a friend.