We stayed for 6 nights on a recent holiday to New York. In general, we were a little disappointed with the room as we felt it wasn't quite as advertised. It was really more like a hostel than a private room and had we have known this we would have booked a hostel or hotel in Manhattan and saved ourselves the travelling.
But first the positives...
DeVika and her family are very nice and communication was always very easy and pleasant. We didn't see them very much because we were always out but the few times we did they seemed very nice. The self check in with the security code was also very nice and easy.
Getting into Manhattan was about a 20 minute subway trip, the subway runs 24/7 so there's never a danger of getting stranded. To get to the subway it's about a 10 minute walk which for us wasn't a problem and the area seems to be quite safe. All the essentials; towels, linen etc. are provided.
On our last day we had an afternoon flight and it also wasn't a problem that we leave our luggage in the apartment so that we could see the city one last time.
There were a few things that we didn't like. The apartment is located directly next to a major, very busy road and the noise at night was very bad. We had to sleep with earplugs but some nights we could still hear the traffic and it goes all night. Also the common areas, in particular the kitchen and bathroom are pretty dirty. The bathroom and kitchen is shared with at least 4 other rooms and while it's obviously not the hosts fault that some of the other guests are not the most hygienic people, we didn't really feel that it was made clear when booking that the apartment would be shared with so many other people. This also resulted in a very long wait in the mornings to use the bathroom, usually we waited at least 1-1.5 hours. There is a second smaller room with just a toilet, however the lock is broken on this room.
The apartment wasn't really what we were expecting and we were a little disappointed that it was more like a hostel but if you are only looking for an affordable place to stay with a decent connection to the city then it would be OK.