We stayed at end of May with my family, wife and two 12 year old daughters for four nights. Our purpose was sightseeing and to experience New York for the first time. We were mostly only at the apartment for night time and to take showers. We used public transportation so location worked well for us. We parked our car for free in front of the apartment/ house on street and never moved it till we left. We liked the idea of taking Staten Island Ferry into Manhattan.We walked to the ferry one time and took bus rest the time.The bed was very large and comfortable. It was very quiet when we came back to sleep for the night. Kids sleeped on air mattresses which is fine. Had full kitchen but only used to make coffee, keep drinks and leftovers cold in fridge, and reheat leftovers in microwave. The fridge has cold water and ice which was nice. This was a really great alternative to expensive Manhattan hotel!