Madison's apartment is a true gem. It's right by a subway station (Halsey St./J Train) and there are bodegas and little shops for groceries and random stuff right around the corner. Madison is a fantastic host, she greeted us and showed us around, she even has a folder with interesting info about the neighborhood, places to eat out or order in as well as info about trains, buses and how to hail cabs and which ones to take. All that was absolutely helpful for us. We were here during a blizzard and Madison made sure we're aware of it and also offered to let us stay longer if we would have been snowed in (which was thankfully not the case). We enjoyed our stay here a lot and even stayed in some nights to cook at home. The apartment has a fully functioning stove and oven as well as dishes, cooking ware and silver ware. There are also some spices and oils to cook with so it's really convenient. If you have problems with noise you might want to consider that this - as any american homes - is not exactly super soundproof built and Madison seems to have an active toddler who likes to run around the upstairs apartment. It didn't bother us at all since we've been up early and out all day anyway but if you're a light sleeper and like to sleep in, you might wanna bring some earplugs. Other than that, which - again - was no problem for us whatsoever, everything was absolutely perfect and I can recommend Madison's place whole-heartedly! Super Host, super apartment, super vacation :) Thanks for everything, Madison! We'll be back!