Rory was very responsive and seemed like a good person, however the place was lacking. It was dingy, cluttered, and falling apart. There was a lack of counter space (host's things everywhere) and the door knobs were barely functional and fell off. Cracks in the wall. We knew beforehand that this is railway style, meaning to get to the second bedroom, you had to go through a first bedroom (that has no outlets). The space is very small, typical for new York, but there is barely any room in the bathroom to turn around and there is no space to place toiletries. The tub could use a touchup and grout needs to be cleaned/repainted. We were glad it was dark for sleeping, and it faced away from the NY traffic. However, people going up the stairwell, neighbors walking upstairs at 4am, and the heating pipes making loud cracking noises which made sleeping impossible even with ear plugs. We didn't get to use the spacious patio space because it was cold and raining and the furniture needed cleaning. I also got mosquito bites while sleeping. We had high hopes, but it seems like NYC is a place of high cost and low comfort.