We stayed at Louisa's place for 10 nights to explore the city of NY for the first time. The location was good and actually safe contrary to the impression it gave at first. It was a short walk to the subway which gave a couple of options to get around. We appreciated the space which was big enough to get settled in. It was nice of Louisa to leave us some food in the fridge when we arrived. We are used to sleeping on hard bed so this one was way too soft for us but we managed. On the down side: it was a bit of a fuss for us to lock and unlock the front door as the look did not seem to work well; quite soon after we arrived we started to notice cockroaches wondering around in the kitchen and bathroom and started to really bother us towards the end of our stay; on the first Saturday there the neighbours had a party till the late hours at night and the music was so loud I could barely sleep that night (probably nothing can be done about that but I had to mention it as I'm doubting this place would be suitable for a family with a child). We appreciated the A/C a lot though. I was also missing having been welcomed personally by Louisa but I know that there are different check in practices so this was not a big deal at all. Overall we enjoyed our stay at Louisa's place as it was a good value for money given the NY prices. Still, I'm sure the experience could have been even better if some of the things above had not happened. Thank you for hosting us!