This place truly epitomizes "you get what you pay for"! And what you get here is a cheap place to crash, in a great NYC neighborhood, with a really nice host (Edward). True, like others have said, it is a bit rundown. But it is an old, East Village apartment. It is what it is. You can stay here for $45 a night or at a real hotel for at least $145. For us, we enjoyed saving at least $100 a night to use on food and drinks at all the great restaurants around town!

So the place is a bit rundown. Anyone staying here should expect that. But Edward is a great host and he provides clean sheets and towels. The one issue that people might want to make note of is the bathroom situation. Edward has two rooms he rents out and a third room he stays in with his girlfriend. So that is potentially six people sharing one tiny bathroom. So FYI. Overall a a great place to stay relative to the price.

We also enjoyed hanging out with Joshua the cat!