It was great to experience staying in a Brownstone, something you just think if when you thin NY. The neighbourhood had a cool vibe. The location near a local train was very convenient and we enjoyed the local coffee shop Bishop Wells round the corner. The room was very spacious and having our private toilet and shower was a luxury especially in NY. Overlooking the back garden it was nice to have natural light after staying in a very nice but basement style apartment. Taziana was very responsive and communicative and she kindly let us check in our bags early as we were on deadline to get to our 1pm booking of the Statue of Liberty tour which was a real highlight of NY for me. Checkin was very easy with very precise instructions and being in the Red room and next to the large parlour room made you feel like you had the place to yourself even if there were other Airbnbers in the place..it's a huge place. We are especially appreciative of JT staying with us till the Uber driver picked us up on our last day as we were on deadline again to get to the airport on time. Enjoyed the short time we got to chat about the neighbourhood, its gentrification over the years. And you can see they know everyone around having lived there for the past 20 or so years. JT was kind enough to give us his band's CD (Harriet Tubman) so definitely going to listen it! Being able to stay with locals and outside of Manhatten borough meant we got a new and different experience and I definitely recommend their place!