Marla is very communicative. I took two kids during the summer. The value may be decent given NY is expensive. Its right in alphabet city, so one can get around fairly easily. However, the living room is hard to get cool in the summer even with the air conditioners on, which are somewhat old. So, we ended up using the bedrooms only as opposed to the couch which is supposed to function as a third bed. The apartment is also fairly tight, so it depends how many people in your group will be there and how you intend to use the apartment.