Aletia’s place was good deal for its price; I don’t believe the price gets any lower anywhere in Manhattan, especially considering the convenience of being right by the 1 train. It’s also just one mile (a short walk) to Columbia University and Manhattan School of Music if you are coming here for that. There was art throughout the apartment which we enjoyed. The downside would be that the firescape room was slightly tight for two people, especially since we had quite a bit of luggage (we just moved to NYC and this was our temporary place until we got our own apartment) – but for one person, it is spacey. It’s a 5 bedroom/1 bathroom apartment, so just a heads up that there will be an occasional time or two where you may need to use the restroom and it’ll be in use. Other than that, all was good. It was great meeting Aletia and the handful of international people who so happened to be staying there at that time.