I spent 2,5 weeks at Jay‘s place and would overall rate it as a good stay.
I booked last minute and Jay was very flexible and good in communication to make it work.
Especially the location of the apartment is one of the perks, the Upper West Side is a beautiful residential area and since the apartment isn’t at a busy street I found it comparatively quiet (for New York). The subway station, is only a few minutes away and so is the Riverside Park and plenty of grocery shopping options.
Check-in was simple and so was the communication during my stay. Jay responded within minutes and was always helpful and very nice. I had a friend visiting last minute and with notice in advance it was no problem at all that she stayed there as well. I also needed to store my luggage at the apartment until the end of the day the day of my departure, and that was no problem at all, which I highly appreciated
The apartment and the room is exactly how portrayed in the pictures.
The only thing bad worth mentioning is, that this might not be the perfect stay for you, if you like it clean. Jay did inform me before, that the living room area, which is not to be used by guests but passed through, will be somewhat messy but that the rest, especially the room, will be cleaned by a cleaner before the arrival.
You could tell that the room was at the most superficially cleaned and so was kitchen and bathroom. I did stumble across a few cockroaches as well and found things and trash straggling in the room from previous guests.
The apartment is not inexpensive for what you’re getting - but on the otherhand that’s New York.
Overall, it’s a good option, especially if you’re traveling alone and if you don’t plan on spending a lot of time in the apartment anyway.