Daniela's place is located in the heart of Washington Heights, half a block from Broadway and 5 blocks from the 1 train. Location was very convenient for people attending courses at Columbia (us), especially the upper pole on 168th - walking distance. We did not feel insecure walking in this latino-african american neighborhood at night. Daniela is an excellent host that keeps the place really clean and is always happy to answer questions and give us a much appreciated late check out. At this time we had the whole place for 2 people (it was listed as a whole apartment), so we thought it was a good price/quality ratio; which could be improved a lot if there weren't some small details:
The AC unit from the room has been relocated to the right window that is pictured in the living room, which means that as of our stay (july 9-16th) there is no AC in the room and the living room has 2 units of AC. The living room unit (the right one, not pictured, placed beside the bedside) is mounted is a weird fashion, leaving 2 gaps of aprox 2-3cm each side that let the air in directly from the outside (this window faces the back so noise isn't an issue, but during heavy storms it might be)
The last morning we were awoken by a very rude neighbor fight starting at 6AM in a sunday morning. A woman was banging on one of the neighbor doors and shouting very aggressively (I won't describe the contents since it's irrelevant for this matter) towards a man who lived in, and then another woman joined the discussion in the corridor hall, which lasted for an hour or so. We understand that this is unpredictable and you cannot control your neighbors, but might give you a hint on the precincts around you. Finally, although cooking facilities are provided, there was so sponge or detergent to wash the dishes (we noticed the host about this but ended up getting some in the nearby supermarket, not a big issue).
Therefore, for the prices in NY, and having been twice in the city, would consider staying again mainly due to budgetary reasons.