The negative reviews here are quite frankly being unrealistic. The location is central to EVERYTHING. Ten-minute walk to Penn Station. Across the street from Port Authority. Time Square at the end of the block. Just unreal! And I paid approximately $150 for two nights, so I was expecting a very small room - and that's what it was. I think it used to be a laundry room. But as a single person, in town for a very short business trip, it was perfect.
The instructions Taz sent were clear. The wifi was GREAT, seriously very good, it's the first time in an Airbnb that's it's been fast and consistent. The bed was small but comfortable, and pillow was great. Despite the room being small, it had a large window that opens...in fact I kept the window open the whole time because the one weird thing about this room is that it had a giant pipe running from the floor to the ceiling that I think was filled with hot water because it was radiating heat. And there was a radiator-style heater in the room, as it was hot, basically all the time, even with the window wide open and the fan on. Maybe it was mid-seventies in the middle of the night, but it frequently got above 80 degrees even though it was about 50 degrees outside. There is a slim vertical fan which helped, and I while I am sure that would be a dealbreaker for many people, I can tolerate warmth better than a lot of people so I would stay there again. Having the window open meant a lot of noise, since it's the center of the universe out there, but I used earplugs and it was fine.
This is getting long, so I've just put a list of the pros and cons down there. In summary: it's probably not for everyone, but I would happily stay here again!
Pros:
Pros: location!!!
PRICE!
Clear instructions with pictures & a video
GREAT wifi
Smells nice
Sheets, duvet cover, and pillowcase were all clean
Mirror in room
Large window, opens
Late checkout time (noon)
Comfortable bed and pillow!
Cons:
HOT
TINY
Not the cleanest (floors, corners)
3rd floor walk up
Noisy
Building is quite old, slanted floors, many patches and repairs