Had a great time staying at Carmel's place. Handy to several subway lines (A,B,C,D,1) and plenty of shops nearby. A few places we liked: Joe Coffee down at Columbia University (120th St), Jesus' Tacos over the street, Dinosaur BBQ on 125th St and Jacobs soul food on Malcom X Blvd.

The place itself has a good sized, sunny room, comfortable bed with air conditioning and a bathroom next door only shared with one other housemate. There was good safe storage for our bikes. As with almost any place in the city, expect some traffic noise and sirens etc - if you are a light sleeper that might be an issue.