A warning for tourists wanting to visit the city: this place is far! We didn't realize it at the time of booking but the express bus, mentioned in the booking, costs nearly three times as much as the subway. With two small kids and elderly parents we ended up having to walk down several blocks to catch a regular priced city bus to the subway station and from there sit on the subway for a good hour to reach the city. In terms of the apartment, it was clean enough but definitely not suited for more than 2 or 3 guests. We payed for 5 guests but upon arrival, discovered that there was one queen sized bed and one lofted child-sized bed in another room. We ended up having to search the apt ourselves to find the air mattress and after taking the time to fill it up and trying to sleep on it for a night, discovered that it was leaking air and partially deflated by morning. Our poor parents ended up sleeping on the sofas, as the living room was the only place in the apt with AC. Additionally, there were only two towels left for the five of us to share. Another thing that left us somewhat uneasy was discovering, after the host asked us to tell the neighbors that we were distant relatives of his, that Airbnb is illegal in NYC. I really hate writing a poor review but I just want others to have a better idea of what to expect.