Gilberto's place was clean and the room was larger than we had imagined, especially for NY. The room is at the back of the building and therefore does not get particularly noisy from the street, also a plus in a big city. Gilberto was prompt to welcome us and let us do our thing while being available for questions. His place is also a 5 mins walk to a couple of subway lines, making it very easy to get downtown from. All in all, a very good experience.