the host is very nice, a wonderfull person who was very accomodating of our very late (midnight!) arrival. he had some great suggestions of places to eat and things to see and do!
couple of things to note:
-the location is actually inacurate on airbnb, its just down the street a little bit, still close to the subway
-you will be sharing the place with the host and very likely 2 others each night (plan your bathroom and showers accordingly). one person will be hosts boyfriend (seems nice) and the hosts 'new yorker friends' (who often had luggage but also kept to themselves in another bedroom)
-the host may ask you to meet at a nearby mc donalds, its safe as best we could tell, just seems a bit sketchy, he took about 10 mins to pick us up and helped us with our bags. it meant we didnt have to wait in a dark street which was ok.
-there are about 6 flights of stairs and no elevator to get up to the apartment
-byo towels, none provided
-the view of the bay requires you to literally stick your head out of the window but its nice
-be very careful when you book that the number of people is correct, airbnb made some error and booked for 1 when we had 2. host charged us 50$ extra.
-the bed is ok, nothing amazing or super comfortable (a little lumpy) but you can sleep in it ok.
-the room itself is huge with a closet and desk, very nicely decorated too!
-the carpet/rug in the bedroom prevents the door being opened fully, perhaps it just needs to be moved?
-location is great, less than 5mins walk to the 1 train that takes you to times square in 20minutes
overall, great host, ok accom, great location, price was a bit more than i would have liked (after the additional charge the value was not as good). 4/5