My stay at Francesca's cozy studio in Morningside Heights was so relaxing. The neighborhood on the Upper West Side is very safe with Columbia University only two blocks away. The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is less than a block away (make sure to visit), and there were some great restaurants only a block away. Access to the 1 train to lower Manhattan was only a couple blocks, as well. I wish I could have stayed at Francesca's studio longer! :)