I was with Barbara for two nights. It was very nice. The house really feels like home. By the time I was there, Barbara worked a lot. So I did not get to meet her much. But she did prepared everything we need and it works out fine. Being on 1st floor means a lot to big suitcases too :) ... The area looks different from inside the city but nothing seems to be dangerous. There is McDonald 24hrs with wifi right across the station, I used it as a meeting point because sometimes we went to different places :) Thank you Barbara and I would recommend this place to stay for NY visit :)