Good aspects: (1) at least at the time of this writing, no surprise huge cleaning fee or upcharge, the advertised face price for the room is close to what you get. (2) good heater, it was cold that week. (3) the hot water is really good in the shower, almost too hot; but then I figured out how to add the cold water. (4) there is plenty of space in the fridge if you are staying longer and want to store food. (5) It's a very reasonable walk from the major transit station. (6) hosts very reliable and communicative.
The only nitpicks I had with this stay is (1) at night there was loud music either on the block or somewhere above. I'm not too picky but I had to really focus on being able to fall asleep. (2) at the end, I had to stay till 12pm checkout, and the cleaner already was doing the bathrooms and wouldn't let me use the toilet one last time because she had just bleached it, so that was a struggle. (3) the Brita filter could be renewed.
This is not the host's fault but Apple Maps does not show the street name, does not recognize the street name, so that caused a little confusion.
Overall it's definitely a good value for a solo traveler who is not fussy. If you are looking at Newark for this price point you're probably not fussy.