I stayed with Melissa + Ray for over two weeks and couldn't have been happier with the apartment. The room is really big, cozy, quiet, and the closet space was a real game-changer. It was so nice being able to buy groceries and cook a few meals at home, to save some money and save my stomach from eating out for every meal. Melissa + Ray don't use the downstairs kitchen, so it felt really private and I was never worried that my cooking might be in someone else's way. During the day, Melissa + Ray use the downstairs apartment as an office. Employees come and go and there are meetings/conversations held etc. Your room is still completely private, but the common area is pretty heavily used, just a heads up. Other things I loved: super close to the G train for getting around Brooklyn, the bakery/coffee shop on the corner, sitting in gorgeous back yard and getting some work done, trying to make their cat love me.