The place looks exactly as pictured. They did a great job showing that. When you first walk in though there’s all their storage right at the front entrance I would suggest for them to cover that up. I know they are a new host and it will get better over time that’s just my input you see all there storage kids school project etc. there was a slight smell in the first walk way but it’s NYC in the dead of summer so there’s smells everywhere not a big deal. When I first walked into the unit it was EXTREMELY hot in there. I messaged the host asked if they had ac she said there is two fans. A small one in the living room and a standing rotating fan in the bedroom (which you can not change the temp on it only tells you the temp in the room which never went below 80 degrees) to turn those on and it would cool the place down quickly. I turned on both fans and left for the day came back around 3 am that morning the place was still extremely hot. So I left again and stayed somewhere else I couldn’t handle the heat and the place was entirely too hot to sleep in. The next day I came back gathered my things and went to the hotel I booked. I messaged the host and made her aware that I left because the conditions (the heat) where unbearable. If you have been to New York in the summer you know it is EXTREMELY hot outside so I top of that and the unit being hot it wasn’t suitable to stay. They need to get a portable AC unit or something because it was miserably hot in there. After I messaged the host to let them know about the heat she tells me she went down to thoroughly look at the unit and saw the heat was on full blast..that blows my mind. Why was a thorough investigation of the unit not done before the arrival of your guest. The location of the place is in a ok area it’s not fancy but it’s not very sketchy either the neighbors were very nice. However if you are wanting to be close to the city this isn’t the place for you it was a long ways ride to the city and an Uber on a weekend is going to run you close to 100 dollars. I would probably say this place is a good spot for the winter but unless they do more than just 2 little fans for this unit I would not at all recommend staying here in the summer.