Ann's house is super cool. My wife and 2 daughters 12 and 10 stayed there for almost a week. I doubt this area can be beaten, so many great restaurants and cheap eats around, and some good little bars nearby. And anyone who has rented a hotel room in NYC will agree that the value for money here is pretty good. There are many other positives to this place; close to subways, safe at night, Washington square park, monster sound system set up with spotify ready to go, the cats are friendly and liked hanging out with us, and despite the nearby bars it's not noisy in the house at night.
A couple of minor negatives. When we arrived the previous guest was still there, not even packed to leave, so we had to hang in the park for a couple of hours while she got her stuff together and the housekeeper Silvana (great person) did her thing. We got over this pretty quick though, it was no biggie in the scheme of things. And lastly Ann had to drop in a few times while we were there to pick up various bits n pieces. She had however just returned home from overseas.
To end on a positive I think we should bear in mind that when we use airbnb we are not booking a hotel, so you have to compromise on a few of the quirks of places and hosts. There are hardly any hotels in this area so places such as Ann's give us users a chance to live like a local in West Village, and this is a great unusual house in a friendly cool town.