The apartment is far away from 5 stars - I really felt ashamed presenting the run down flat to my son’s girl-friend who travelled with us. It all starts when opening the doors - letters and stuff lying on the floor for all the days we were there. Then you go up the stairs and in front of the flat there were thousands of things - boxes, shoes… From the very beginning you do not feel welcome and you do not feel like entering an almost 3000 $ per week apartment. The apartment is - even for NY standards far too small for five people. One of our sons ate standing in the kitchen. Where would a sixth person have slept??? We ate with plastic plates… In addition the apartment is full of stuff, on top of the fridge, the microwave etc. If you allow / invite five people in such a small flat, it needs to be almost empty apart from beds, a table and some chairs. The bed in the second bedroom was really uncomfortable, the mattress very soft and old. The windows are old and it’s extremely noisy inside with all the traffic. The first morning we had a sixth visitor when having breakfast: a cockroach… The dog from the apartment below barked even at night… The only really good thing about the place is it’s location in town. Really, we find that the photos suggest a different apartment. Before booking make video call to see the current status. We know that NY is a very expensive city, but we have made excellent experience in Singapore for example. So in the end it’s up to the host how he/she treats his paying guests. If I were the host, I would change many things or stop renting the flat. It’s simply not fair.