Overall this was a good stay. Fantastically decorated apartment, right in an old factory/loft building. Push-button style freight elevator with manual doors. Biggest downside was the constant bridge noise (trains every 5 minutes, and the apt is quite literally under the bridge). In the bedroom it's not a problem, but in the living room it stops conversation each time. Pretty nice bar downstairs, and a great Mexican restaurant around the corner. It's also easy to get to the F line (1 block away) which heads back into the city, and there is a wash-and-fold across the street. Roughly 25-30 min commute to midtown for me. Kate was away for the bulk of my visit, but she had a little dog that needed some taking care of, so a friend of hers stayed over for 2 nights to watch the dog, and then a different friend stayed over for the rest of 2 weeks I was there. As a host, Kate was extremely available over text messages and by phone when I had questions, which was great. Finally, only other things I should point out is the lack of a TV and the shower. The water is filtered though something, so changing the temperature on the shower has a 30 second delay, which can make it a game. After a few tries though, you can get it pretty close.