Good place to stay for female solo travelers - I felt safe in the neighborhood, it was pretty quiet and close to a lot of things (subway, the waterfront, busstops, Dunkin', Trader Joe's, Flatiron district, Union Square, etc). The room and the apartment is pretty much as is described. Small and old but it's good if you want a real NY experience :)
I did run into some problems and Lola helped me to fix it by calling airbnb, that was nice.
However, you might want to be prepared for the kitchen and bathroom (not the room you're staying in!) to be a bit more cluttered than it is on the photos. Of course, it's easy for that to happen in a small house, but does one really need to have 7 toothbrushes in their bathroom?