For the most part, Mari's place was as advertised. I especially enjoyed her neighborhood. Plenty of good restaurants, grocery stories, a drug store and services . And having subways stops relatively close was a plus. Although I am a healthy and active senior, the stairs to her third floor walk up were a definite challenge. I an a light sleeper so I asked Mari in advance if she had a fan which I could use foir white noise and she graciously offered me the use of her own. In the end, however, I had to purchase a white noise machine because her upstairs neighbor (s) neighbors directly above her place walked around constantly, until past midnight the four nights I stayed there. Unfortunately, the white noise could not mask what was really an annoying problem. I am not sure there is anything the host can do to control the situation, but those, like me, who need relative quiet to sleep should be forewarned. Also, though a TV is listed as an amenity, there was no cable. Only streaming. Fortunately I had a netflex account but regretted I had no access to TV news. Other pluses in her home were its cleanliness, shower water pressure, well stocked kitchen and storage.