The value was great and the area that the unit is located is very lively. There is a ton to do right outside the door and you will never get bored in Chinatown. You are right on the border of Lower East Side, Little Italy, SOHO, and Two Bridges.
Chinatown, LES, Two Bridges, are the three of the last truly authentic NYC neighborhoods. There is a ton of cheap shopping, exotic food, cheap eats, beer gardens, dive bars, skate parks, and authentic culture, be it Jewish, Chinese or native New Yorker style. In fact, lots of the hipster people who moved to Brooklyn, are now coming back to these neighborhoods because they are more authentic. You can even buy fresh produce on the street which is pretty rate now in big cities.
The apartment unit itself is exactly as in the pictures and it is very comfortable and practical. The living room is big and it has a nice workstation for working from home. The apartment is silent and you don’t have any noise from the street because it is facing the back of the building. You have fast wifi and working from home was no problem for me. The kitchen and bathroom are big enough and newly renovated. Sheets and towels were nice. Furniture and bed were comfortable.
You can walk everywhere in downtown. Be it City Hall, Brooklyn Bridge, LES, Soho, Greenwich Village, Two bridges. You can even walk over into Brooklyn on the Williamsburg or Brooklyn Bridge. There are river front parks nearby on the East River promenade.
Pros:
•	Apartment is clean and comfortable. Exactly like in the pictures.
•	Bed & Furniture are good quality and comfortable
•	Location is great with lots to do.
•	Very affordable shopping in the area so you won’t spend a fortune on food and groceries.
•	You can walk everywhere.
•	Fast Wifi
•	Silent Apartment
•	Plenty of towels and good quality sheets.
•	Host was very responsive and helped me with everything I needed.
Cons:
•	Walk up building. Three flights to reach the apartment.
•	Not much natural light in the living room.
•	The lobby of the building and the hallways are older, and a bit run down. But that is very typical in
downtown NYC so it wasn’t really an issue because the apartment itself is newly renovated.