Akon's place was as described. It was clean and you absolutely could not beat the location. We have been to NYC multiples times and prefer the Hell's Kitchen area because of it's proximity to all we are interested in. Short walks to Times Square, the Theatre District, Central Park, lots of neighborhood bodegas, CVS, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, side street restaurants, and other uniquely NYC venues. We felt very safe in the neighborhood. Some reviews said it was small, but it really was not small for New York City. The front bedroom is on the street, and based on reviews, I expected it to be noisy, but it wasn't. In fact, the back bedroom was more noisy because some of the upstairs residents or guests had a party. I truly appreciate Akon and his cousin Guli working with us to store our luggage before check-in and after check-out (before our flight.) That was very helpful. I also agree with the reviews that say the bathroom needs some updates. Last, I told Akon they need to type up all of the tips and information Guli gave us when we checked it. It was great info, but we couldn't remember all of it. It would be a great little extra to have that in a notebook for guests. I would definitely recommend this place and will try to stay there again when we return.