Christina promptly answered all the questions I had before I arrived. As many of us do, we read the previous guests' reviews before we make a decision. The 'dark' nature of her house was simply not having a light on in the apartment, other than a hallway light when I arrived late in the evenings. The room itself was larger than the entire tiny apartment my friends were staying in, and the bathroom was just a few feet down the hallway (exclusively for my use).

The only unfortunate part of this experience was that the building had not yet turned on its A/C and it got into the 70's over the weekend. Not a big deal, but in a high rise, even after a few floors, things get warm quickly. The bathroom does not have an exhaust fan, and other than my bedroom window, no other windows in the apartment were open, so it was very stuffy and miserable (for me). I kept my bedroom door shut and left the window open the entire time to keep it cool, but the rest of the apartment was very warm. Granted, a guest only has use of the bedroom, and I certainly wasn't in NYC to hang out in the room, but a fan would have been nice, just to keep the air circulated.

A big perk was having a doorman and Cristina's very laid back attitude about me coming and going. I was sure to be very quite in the mornings and when I arrived late in the evening. Overall, I enjoyed my visit.