Superb experience! You stay in a 3 bedroom apartment on the 6th floor (There is an elevator). You have 1 bedroom to yourself and share a bathroom with the full time tenets. Reka is very interesting and an artist, and she has wonderful energy/aura. THE TERRACE IS THE REAL PRIZE HERE. The whole experience is a prize, especially the bedroom window view which is essentially the same view as the terrace but you wake up to it. But the terrace really is just beyond fabulous. Loved picking up a coffee and avocado toast/lemon matcha cake at the espresso bar downstairs and bringing it back up to the terrace. To me, the neighborhood East Village is sort of like if Brooklyn was inside of Manhattan. It was my first time in NYC but something about East Village was very Brooklynish and I LOVED it. The community is vibrant and filled with life. Pro tip, bring a book to leave for Reka's book collection. She has hosted so many guests over the years and many have left her with books that travellers can then read. You would probably want to confirm with her when checking out that the book is acceptable (I wouldn't bring something offensive or distasteful).
BOOK THIS PLACE.