We briefly met both John and Catherine, and we were impressed with how hospitable they were. The studio was clean, and exactly as described. The tub was plugged up the first day and I brought it to Johns attention and he immediately fixed it. They left us some breakfast essentials and some wonderful recommendations which we wouldn't have known about otherwise. The neighborhood is nice (very diverse) and it's a 2 minute walk to the c train or a 5 minute walk to the 1 train, which got us practically anywhere we needed to go. We were out late a couple of the nights we were there, and I was never concerned for my safety as it is well lit, and there are ALWAYS lots of people out, even at 2AM. I highly recommend staying with John and Catherine, and I hope they will welcome us back for our next New York stay. Thanks again John and Catherine, you helped make our stay extremely pleasant!