It was my first time in NYC area and I found this great room offered in Queens. Carlos and his wife Yvette are very friendly and can give you lots of recommendations. Even before I arrived Carlos sent me instructions of how to get to this place best from the airport which was very detailled and well-thought (so that even without the need to online navigation one can find the place).
Besides the VERY WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY HOSTS, there are so many little things that contribute to making this place at Carlos' so special and wonderful: there is a kitchen you can use, with utensils and plates, fridge, oven, microwave, coffee machine, tea,.. . In the room there were towels (large and small), shampoo, toothbrush+paste, first aid kit available, TV...
Everything is decorated so well, there are paintings in the room, the bed was comfortable, a desk on which one can study on, and everything was very clean. Sometimes Yvette takes several times a day care that the whole place is clean and all little details are just about perfect (like napkins refilled in the kitchen). The house is located near the subway stations and easy to walk there and there are many asian shops and restaurants closeby. (for anyone interested: It takes about half an hour to get to Times Square.)
There is a clean bathroom on each floor which one shares with the other guests on the floor (same as with the kitchen). In the bathroom every room has some space to put cosmetics inside.
It was a great stay at Carlos' place and I can highly recommend it to anyone searching and I'd love to revisit this place whenever I'm back in the area ;)