Overall, it was an OK place to stay and good value for the money.
Pros: The bed/mattress were comfortable; it was an elevator building which was key since it was on the 3rd floor; there is laundry room in the basement that required a keycard payment, though Lisa was nice to lend me her card (and a cup of detergent) for a $5 load wash/dry, which I paid back to her in cash; the location was pretty decent near Columbus Circle. While neighbors on other floors can be loud, Lisa’s neighbors were pretty quiet. I was there for 2 weeks and didn’t have any problem with noise.
Cons: While location was good, you walk another half block west and it gets sketchy… there were homeless and sketchy looking people on the corner of 10th/57th. It’s a big busy street, but it felt slightly unsafe at times. The bathroom didn’t look and smell as good as it could’ve been; there were mold on the bathroom sill which wasn’t pleasant and then there was the smell of rank water/BO as well. Most of the smell may have been from the shower curtain or the slit between the tub and sink pedestal where water could catch.
For the price, it’s pretty good. You get just the bedroom… no living room as the owner sleeps in there. Lisa invited me to use the kitchen, but it’s pretty small. It’s basically for sleeping and bathing with no frills. For the same cost, I would probably pick another place next time.