My boyfriend and I had a wonderful week staying in Dean's room while he was away. The location is the perfect base to explore Manhattan and the rooftop is a bonus!
There are sweet views of midtown and the Empire State building from your spacious bedroom (by NYC standards - space for suitcases and spreading out!) and plenty of room to relax in the lounge with a TV that has access to every channel and service you can think of.
Dean's housemates Tarek and Orhun were a delight to stay with and gave us plenty of suggestions and advice on navigating around. The two were warm, welcoming and made us feel like real adopted New Yorkers for the week.
We ended the week at their house party on the roof - which was an epic way to say farewell and prove Australians are better at beer pong.
The only negatives are the six-floor walk up (though you get used to the stairs and they make you stronger!) and that the bathroom could have been cleaner.
We'd stay there again in a heartbeat given the choice.