The location is great; close to many restaurants, pubs, entertainment venues,etc... in east village.

The host is very communicative; I haven't met Edward but he was always helpful in his replies to my messages. I was delayed to arrive to New York and check-in was flexible. I've also had a last minute visit from a friend and Edward agreed to let my friend stay with me for one night.

One negative aspect. The flat is in the basement as mentioned in the ad so it is not very pleasant having to walk next to the building waste disposal containers to go in the flat. But the main unpleasant aspect were the cockroaches in the room, kitchen and bathroom. I suggest for the sake of future visitors to make an extra effort to apply additional spray treatment in the flat for pest control.