John is an awesome host, I had a number of problems (tv, smoke alarm) and he responded instantly every time. I have no complaints about him. The place was ok. It is in a very central location to downtown and little italy, you can walk everywhere. It's perfect if you won't be in the room too much. The location is quite unsafe however and was not described that it is street level, actually a little below street level. People who walk by can look down into your window and have a full view into the room. The area is also has a big homeless problem, I had a homeless woman screaming outside my window a number of times. If you are a solo female traveller, keep this in mind. But otherwise, John is great and it's a good value.