I stayed at Yulia's place from Thursday-Sunday with my 72 year old mom, sister & 9 year old niece. It was a great location - if you are looking for a place to have access to yummy food and all of the tourist locations then this is it.
It was clean, small and just what we expected in the middle of New York.
We paid $7 cash for three bags at 11 am to the kindest woman (Cece) at the door & then came back around 4:30 pm to check in and our bags were easy to get and checking is is easy too!
I've seen some reviews talking about how the door is hard to unlock - just put the key in the top lock and turn to the right (as if you are locking it).
The building can be noisy in the evening because of other guests but again we expected that. Definitely try Bear Donuts next door and walk to Ess-a Bagel!
Yulia responded when I let her know of a situation with one of the beds...and helped take care of it. I would stay here again.