Samuel have been a great host even way before we travelled to NYC. Giving me suggestions n also patientlyanswering my many questions. Checking in was a breeze, place is exactly like the photo. We didn't use heating but the beddings were good enough to keep up warm. Distance to the subway was not too far as mentioned and there are a few marts beside the metro. And he was super awesome about allowing us to leave our luggages with him after we checkout due to timing of our flight. Super grateful! Overall we had a stay there!