If you like cleanliness, quiet and a responsive host, then this place ISN'T for you. I stayed a month. The host was not responsive in what would be considered in a timely fashion, and his advice for the two noisy long-term stayers was ear plugs or to just move out! He also suggested interacting with strangers I'll never see again. I get enough of that when I'm not at home. I want peace when home! When I called him out on it (figured I'd give him a chance by confronting him rather than complaining in the review later), he had nothing but excuses! No valid reasoning or proper resolutions. I eventually had to just bang on the VERY thin walls to get the guy in the next room to STFU! The host NEVER checked in to see if it was still a problem after he supposedly messaged the guy. He later asked; what do you want me to do? Come and take his phone from him!? Really, Eugene!? He has rules in place for quiet at 10 p.m. and he really asked me what did I want him to do!? How more STUPID could this guy have been! He also mentioned how no one ever complained and that I must be a light sleeper! I told him that just because no one complained doesn't mean there isn't a problem. A lot of people prefer to complain later. I'm 42 yrs old and you're going to hear if there's a problem!
The walls are so thin, that I could hear the guy even when I was in the shower! Hell, I could hear him banging in the kitchen from the toilet! My first week there, he was on the phone or gaming (playing online with strangers while talking) upwards til 2 a.m. He and "Living Room Boy" (a guy lived in the living room area) clearly were raised poorly. Not amazing bathroom or kitchen etiquette after each use and they spoke in a tone that should be designated for a loud bar, not an apartment space you share with strangers! Where was the respect! They also seemed to have a passion for slamming doors and the kitchen cupboards which should have had those gel tabs at each point so that doesn't happen. If it wasn't their loud voices that woke me up in the middle of the night, it was the slamming of the cupboard doors.
I initially wanted to stay long-term but with such horrible customer service, paper thin walls and guests who forgot that other people stay there, I was happy to leave after my time was up! Oh, and he didn't have clear recycling bags despite a sign on the front door specifically stating to use clear bags. His reply: We use dark bags! Trash takers aren't going to differentiate! Black is trash, blue is recycle!
Do yourself a favour and avoid this place. I'd advise the host to see if those long-term guests can pick someone they know who can tolerate the caveman behaviour.
16 minute walk to Path Train into Manhattan or you can take a bus, but I find waiting for a bus is time you could have spent just walking. I think there's also a bus that goes into the city directly but I never inquired.
Wifi was spotty. Had to use my phone as a hotspot occasionally, which was far superior to the Wi-Fi service I was getting at times.
Market and laundry not too far off if your stay is long, but again, do yourself a favour and look elsewhere. I never slept so poorly!