Those of you who are considering the stay here, do it! If you want to experience a Latin neighborhood or even just a lively authentic New York culture this is a great place. My family and I really enjoyed this place and it was an easy access to the eighth Ray into downtown truly only about 15 to 20 minutes max from Times Square. It seems that the A train which is a block away took us back and forth easily. She was a great host and the cats really kept to themselves. The only thing have to keep in mind is this is on the 5th floor and there is no elevator access so you have to consider if you can do that at least twice a day. I would recommend this to everyone!