Our family visited NYC for over 10 days by early July and chose llya's apartment in Brooklyn to stay away from the hustle and bustle in downtown. llya was very responsive in replying our inquiries before the booking and after our check in. The apartment was just exactly displayed in the pictures. It was very clean and tidy, and very homey. Equipments and facilities were sufficient for our usage as a home stay. Commute to downtown and attractions in the NYC was convenient, subway was just 5 mins walk, supermarket was at the corner of the street. And bus to Williamsburg was next to the subway, we trotted down to Williamsburg a few days to take the subway to NYC. If you are a night life person and like to travel everywhere in the city within mins, you definitely would find the subway time of around half an hour unbearable. But we are used to live in the suburb area to enjoy the quietness, llya's apartment was a good match for us. We would stay in llya's place again if we visit NYC again and would definitely recommend to friends.