Pros: Cleanliness was amazing. The place had everything it should've had for us. Location is also terrific. Constance was great too!
Cons: I wish I knew that this was a basement apartment. While the pictures in the listing shows the house and the upper entrance, one will use the lower entrance which is on the right hand side. The lower entrance is not shown in any of the pictures in the listing. I missed that it was a basement apartment for some reasons - just want to make sure its clear for future guests. Although the place was cool, the place has no AC or any form of ventilation or windows but fans were provided. The place also has no kitchen. One thing that was a little annoying was even though "dishes and silverware" were provided, the host only provided us with exactly four disposable plates and cups for two days for the four of us. There were no microwavable containers as well, and no silverware at all in the literal sense of the term. The host did leave a few more disposable things upon request the following day.
Something else that was concerning is that the door to the accommodation is made of completely transparent glass. There are no curtains. We used a towel to cover it. There is another glass through which the place is completely seeable as well, which was covered inadequately with a plant top.
Overall, I greatly appreciate the cleanliness of the place and the systematic and orderly placement of everything we needed, including slippers. Location is absolutely great - there's a bus stop ten minutes away by walk. Constance is also terrific and helpful. Knowing everything I know now, I would probably stay at her place again for short visits to NYC. But just wanted to alert future guests on the above few points which I wish I knew earlier. Thank you!