I stayed with my boyfriend in Michael's house for 4 nights.
The house is really similar to the photos and it's clean! The bedroom is enough to sleep and to restore the energies to visit this amazing City. The cons are the awkward things in the bedroom, bathroom and the apartment.
Michael is nice and friendly and respected our space.
About the neighborhood: we always walked from there to the other places, and during the day and the nigh we felt safe. Although, during the nigh if you’re walking from Times Square zone (really busy with lots of people), from 8th to 9th you will notice a different environment (much less people, almost none tourists).