The room itself was as described and clean, so I was very happy about that. Location was also great, being a very short walk to the subway station. A few small details that added up made me never want to book here again. First, the restrooms...yes, they're community restrooms. This means that you have to rely on other people to be good human beings and pick up after themselves. The bathrooms were not that clean. The toilets are separated from the shower and the toilet 'room' had no sink in it, which meant you have to touch the door knob w/dirty hands to leave the toilet room, open the door knob to your room, and wash your hands in your room. This might not seem like a big deal to some. But to me, I felt this was disgusting and went out to buy Lysol wipes to bring with me when I used the restroom. Also, my niece and I both preferred public restrooms (at the mall or at Starbucks, or just anywhere else) than to use the ones in the building of our room. The shower...it needed to be cleaned and I almost cleaned it myself.
The sponge in the room (to wash dishes) smelled nasty and was dirty. I didn't use it and just rinsed my items. The bed was not that comfortable and was loud/creaky. Also, Yuki was not too prompt in replying via text. The only time I really tried to communicate with her was about parking. Finding parking on her street is nearly impossible, but maybe that's just the norm. Maybe a New Yorker would know this. But for a visitor, this should be made more clear. You will need to pay for parking and probably leave your car in a lot (~$40 a day). I wouldn't stay here again, mainly because of the restrooms.