A clean and cozy suite/studio on the first floor (front of the house and above the ground) of a single family home in a residential neighborhood. A couple of blocks from the subway and a few cafes and restaurants (and the park, though I didn't get to take advantage of it). The suite was well-stocked with all the basic necessities and came with a book that covered all the basic grounds. You will hear (and be heard by) Elizabeth's family in the house and there are occasional passers-by on the sidewalk (usually parents walking kids to school in the morning). So if you want hotel-like anonymity, it isn't for you. But if you're for whatever reason nervous about staying at an AirBnB with no hotel front desk to call for help or if you want to have a taste of what it's like to live in New York, this is it, says this ex-New Yorker on a solo trip.