We stayed at Monica’s place for a week and found it to be a cozy and comfortable one with a small backyard for a morning tea or an evening drink. It’s small but artistically designed which adds to the charm. It was definitely quieter than what we expected. It’s about 15 minutes walk from Central Park and several attractions. There is a large grocery store “whole foods” as soon as you get off the subway station for trains 2/3 which is quite convenient. We did get lost a couple of times but that was due to an error at our end for not knowing that subway station for 4/5 trains on 125th Street is different from 2/3 train station (this was our 1st trip to NYC).