It's NYC, a very expensive place to stay, so I'm not surprised our place was a bit worn. Our hosts did respond fairly quickly when we could not access the unit, so that was helpful. Although some later responses were a bit delayed. The unit was very clean, which I appreciated.
The hot plate on top of the unusable gas stove could use some help, since it sometimes trips the main switch. No blackout curtains at all in the bedrooms, heat is only through the pipes in the unit, not the radiators, so the extra blankets were helpful. The pullout couch could not be used as a bed due to the springs of the mattress being literally on the surface. One of our adults slept on the sofa as it was.
The stairs to the unit list to the left and are propped in the center to the far left wall by a long wooden stick, as well as having the original steel pipe at the top, securing it there. It was a little disconcerting to be walking on a slant up and down the stairs.
Perhaps stay in the boroughs.