The place is a little bit far from lower Manhattan, where most tourist attractions are located. Usually we took 1.5hrs to go to lower Manhattan by train. While location is not that perfect, the value is definitely a great boost. NYC houses and hotels are really expensive for students like us. We spent pretty a lot of time traveling and exploring the neighborhood along the way. The host is super nice and answered lots of our questions. Book Carol’s place if you don’t want to spend too much money, and don’t mind traveling and seeing different sides of New York City :)