We stayed with Kim for 11 nights in March, overall a value for money place to stay!
Kim was 100% respectful of our privacy and was friendly every time we bump into her in the kitchen/hallway. We were slightly lost as no concrete check in info was given until 1 day before check-in. Understood that it was because the previous guest had yet to confirm her check out time, which I guiltily did as well because I totally forgot about it...
We were snowed in on 1 of the days and were relieved that the room was still bearable (in tees and shorts) without the help of the heater. The humidifier provided helped a lot as well!
The distances to the subway stations (Knickerbocker / Myrtle-Wyckoff) were 600-800m (0.4-0.5mi) away, which translates to 8-11 mins of walking. The latter station is reachable via bus B52, which saved us the misery of trudging in sub-zero temperature every day and night. Both lines are very convenient to get to various parts of Manhattan.
As noted in the listing, the 4 storeys walk up might be a problem if you are carrying big luggages.
Room itself was big enough for 3 big luggages to lay open on the floor. I brought my own mirror to avoid hogging the bathroom, since there was no mirror in the room.
Bathroom was generally clean; no funky smell or unforgiving cold air that makes you dread showering.
Thanks again for hosting, Kim!