This is what happens when people think that "great location" all they need so rent out an apartment. Well, maybe that works in Manhattan
So, list of things I encountered for 7-days living
There were things that host can control:
1. Dirty room upon arrival (hairs on a sheet, dust, dirty mirror). Not clear communication from the cleaner. Also, found two small cockroaches in the bath floor two days in a row. But that's really center of hell's kitchen, so I guess they can climb walls and be everywhere. Bath have mold on a ceiling but I guess this part is unaviodable in a 4th floor out of 4
2. Noise. Room windows face 9th avenue. There is A LOT of going on in there: crazy homeless people fighting and screaming, firefighter trucks with their soundtrack, ambulances, pricks who think their car horn will make traffic dissapear if they press it long enough. All of that. They can't fix that, but you can fix one-glass-window with a curtain - that isolates like 30% of that sound level. There was no night when I was waken up less than 2 times. Yeah, changing or muting windows with some noise-blocking is expensive but ut's really base level of comfort, just be able to sleep
Also I experienced some things that host have little to control over:
3. Bath clog = 2 days without shower. Not their fault I guess. Buiding is old really
4. 3 days with little to no access to Wi-fi. Not their fault also, but there was no plan B, like second provider or portable router. They just contacted provider, provider said it's ok. It was broken again. Rinse, repeat for 3 days
So, the apartment itself is okay, it's just needs to me managed better. Or maybe I won unluckiest bingo of all times.
So, if location is all you need, then yeah. This is as good as location in Manhattan can be, book it but be ready at least for old building features