Barblin is an amazing host and her place is perfect! We stayed for four days, and we really enjoyed it. Checking in was easy and Barblin is always there to answer your questions. From the apartment it takes about 30-40 minutes to the center of NYC but we didn't mind the distance at all: the metro station is very close and there are metro's coming every 6-12 minutes, so it's very easy! We liked staying a bit further from the center, the neighbourhood was quite quiet at night, which we liked. Would definately come back!