Quiet area except there is a train railways going right beside the hotel so you could hear the trains every time they passed (around the clock) - I didn't mind. The hotel was little hard to find but the Queens Plaza metro station is very close (300m/5min walk) - if you come from JFK then you should stay at the end of the metro and when you go out from the metro from choose the end which way the metro was arriving to the station and pick the door with "north side", there was a construction area on the left side of the walkway so just pass it and the hotel will be on your left side. The metro goes 24/7 so very convenient to use and go to Manhattan (download metro app). Hotel was nice, staff was very polite and friendly. The free breakfast was very nice (bagels, bread, cream cheese, jellys, cereals, milk, juices, yogurts, fruits, pancakes, eggs, sausages, bacon, hash brown, muffins). Room was big and clean and it had a refrigerator. Tap water is drinkable and tastes good which was a nice suprise. Big safe in the room. Shower pressure okey but not that great. Overall good value for the money, if you want to stay near the City with good transportation but with a little cheaper prices this is the place for it.