Laura is a joy, and her home is a fantastic place to make your base in NYC. Even though most of what I did was in Manhattan, the home is in a nice area a few blocks southeast of Prospect Park and is very close to a subway line that makes travel anywhere in the city pretty easy.
The private room was spacious and comfortable with a comfortable bed, pillows and linens, but the shared bathroom is one of the best bathrooms I've ever used. If you're going to do as much walking in NYC as most visitors do, you're going to appreciate the hot, relaxing shower of a quality you wouldn't get in a hotel room for 4 or 5x the price. Legit took pictures of the shower in case I ever get to re-do mine just how I want.