The stay was frustrating at the beginning. The first thing is the room obviously wasn't cleaned thoroughly, as the shelf had someone's dried up contacts and a broken and leaking air freshener sitting on it (gross). There were a couple bath towels hanging in the living room that I couldn't tell if they were clean/meant for me to use, and no hand towels in the entire place. There were also no paper towels (how can a responsible guest clean any messes they might make?), no extra rolls of toilet paper, only two hangers for the closet, and no floor lamp available as shown in the picture. Samir did try to correct this and provided most of the things I asked for after me being there a night or two. If you plan to do actual cooking, I noticed that some of those supplies are also older and might not be clean, but I only microwaved and that was perfectly fine. The building's heat works great, in fact it's quite warm-- I opened the bedroom window a bit every night, which wouldn't be easy to open for a frail person. The bed and pillows were very firm; fine for sleeping, but not as comfortable for hanging out. The building is quiet and you don't hear the neighbors from inside the apartment.
Harlem is an interesting place and I felt safe walking from the subway station at night. Check-in and check-out was very easy and Samir gave great instructions for the check-in... He even gave me directions from the airport, which I appreciated. I didn't actually see Samir around during my stay, although the living room is set up like another bedroom, so perhaps he lives there.