I came to NYC with a friend for a professional training. Being new to AirBnB we were naive and didn't ask all the right questions -- and ended up leaving early. And even so, this seems like a great space for the right people. It just didn't match what we needed. We needed a place to unpack our suitcases for the week and settle in. This isn't the place for that. One bathroom was shared by 5 people, with no space to leave anything personal in the bathroom. The closet was used for storage and there was little space to hang up clothes, no chest of drawers, etc. And up and down 5 flights of stairs was a lot. And there's a lot of street noise (which was an adjustment but not a problem). For someone who is traveling light, just needs a place to sleep, etc, this place would be fine. It's clean, the hosts are friendly and cooperative, and the neighborhood feels safe enough (although I wouldn't recommend it for a single woman).