Upsides: close to ferry, close to a nice park for running, close to a nice branch of the NY public library, close to a supermarket (of middling quality), inexpensive. Major downside: several power outages over 20 days, the first of which lasted 2-3 hours (host wasn't home to repair). Major potential downside: the check-in procedure didn't work as advertised; if other guests weren't there to let me in, the wait could've been hours. (The occupancy rate of the 4 rooms wasn't high during my stay, so it's possible check-in could be a problem for others if the procedure hasn't been updated since my stay in June 2018.) Minor downside: the quality of the surrounding streets/area is uneven. Some people might feel at least a bit unsafe on some of the streets (esp. some streets near the market and the library).