If you are just considering going to NYC you should stay at Carlos' place! He is an amazing host, very friendly and easy to be around. He made us feel very welcome, and the check in was perfectly easy even though we came in 2 hours late. His apartment is just 5 minutes away from the subway and it doesn't take more than 15 minutes getting to midtown with the express train! Also carlos' apartment was very clean and the room we stayed in was nice and big and had a great bed :-) Definitely going to stay there next time I visit NYC!