We spent a week at Mie's place. Communication beforehand as well as during our stay was very easy. So was the check in. The apartment is located in South Harlem near Columbia. The area is okay, although probably not the super safest in NYC. Public transportation (Metro lines) is really close and gets you to pretty much everywhere you wanna go (we practically never even had to change lines to get somewhere). The apartment is super spacious for NYC although not super modern. The bed is a bit small for a non couple, buy there are two big couches in the living room. Unfortunately only one window opens in the whole apartment (none in the bedroom). Overall this is a great place and a really nice host if you're looking for a modest place to stay and don't have a problem to not live right in the center of Manhattan - great trade-off! Thanks Mie!