Stayed here in late Oct. 2011 for 4 days. It's really close to the subway station, about 2 blocks away. The location doesn't have any interesting eateries to walk to so it's best to catch a cab somewhere or the subway. The location might seem scary to some, but was pretty safe. We would get back almost every night passed midnight and would walk back from the subway to the apartment and it was always safe. It's really loud upstairs and if you're a light sleeper, it can be quite annoying so you might want to take some earplugs. The room itself is small, but perfect for 2 and if you're not planning on staying indoors then it's not even an issue. Julian was kind and friendly and the room was clean. Everything that you might need is there, except for TV so take a laptop if you need it. The free wi-fi was a PLUS for netflix movies at 3am when I couldn't sleep from the noise upstairs.