I had never stayed in shared apt before. So, it was a quite experience for me. 4 rooms and 1 bathroom… I had been waiting for an hour to go to toilet in the morning, because of somebody was taking a shower.
At night was a lot of Noise from neighbors: talks, loud slamming of doors which were waking me up during the night, despite of usage of earplugs.
Window in my room looked on 2nd avenue, - I could not avoid noise from the outside too.
Apt located in east Harlem- I should’ve check info in internet first about this neighborhood. Route from subway (116 street) till apt is ok at day time, feels safe. But because it was my solo trip, I didn’t feel safe after sunset in this area.
My opinion is very subjective , so May be for someone all above is not a big deal and moreover it has nothing to do with the hosts. They did a great job. Apt looks nice and neat. In the room there were heater and very warm duvet. Very comfortable mattress(!). Bedding had nice smell. In the kitchen there are new appliances, new kitchenware. Clean bathroom, with good pressure of water in the shower. Very quick respond from Alex. Very easy check in.