Marina was a wonderful host and very accommodating to our needs. Our flight kept getting delayed and she very selflessly awaited our arrival, and even provided an affordable taxi service for us to contact. The place was pretty no frills, but our booking was extremely short notice and we weren't aiming to stay inside for our trip anyhow. My understanding is that a lot of New York apartments are pretty old, and such was the case with this space. We enjoyed living like locals, and Marina had plenty of recommendations for our stay. We had to look after her cats while there, and they were sweet little creatures, but if you are sensitive to animal ailments, one of them has a milky eye (though both are very sweet natured). All in all a great introduction to airbnb. I would book with Marina, as long as you're not looking for the Ritz, but rather a local space with some a few rough edges in a huge building in an up and coming neighborhood.