Spacious. Well-equipped kitchen. No thermostat, but temp was comfortable in winter. Space heater provided. Extra blankets.
Felt safe in the loft. Comfortable beds. 3 1/2 blocks from subway. We used subway during the day. We did not travel at night by subway. It was a quick ride via subway to midtown, easy to get to Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chinatown, midtown.
We returned by bus once, did not like it. That said, we did not take the bus down 5th Avenue, which may have been nice at Christmas.
Very responsive host.
Very nice grocery store close by.