This is an accurate New York City experience, if that is what you are looking for. A walkup in old and coveted brownstone style of building next to a desired park. My 5 stars come from that, it is accurately described and I had no issues with checkin, or the area or anything.
If you haven’t experienced that, then you should know that these kind of places have not been retrofitted with 20th century amenities, let alone 21st. The layout is impractical, there is no AC but there is a ceiling fan.
This didn’t work very well during hot days at the end of summer. At time of writing, there were no curtains in the living room. The bedroom has almost no ventilation aside from the window, although the host did provide a fan when asked and this helped substantially! If you aren’t booking this place during summer don’t worry about that.
I stayed for one month, and, as mentioned, this is similar to how lots of people in New York City live, and anybody starting out here could easily have a similar apartment.
But don’t let that turn you off from the place, for shorter stays it is very utilitarian and accomplishes what it needs to.