My husband and I stayed for a week in January; the room and bathroom were warm, very clean, visually appealing, and comfortable. We met Orestes briefly, as he was out of town most of the time, and he is extremely hospitable and helpful. Chris, who was around the rest of the time, was also kind and available for any questions.
The location is convenient to a grocery store, decent diner, and several subway lines; it's pretty simple to get to Queens, Brooklyn, or Manhattan.
Future guests should be aware that while the guest room itself might be non-smoking, the rest of the house isn't. Most of the evenings the cigarette smoke was unavoidable, though not too bad if you kept the door to the guest room shut. (Being first-trimester-pregnant, my nose and nausea levels felt sensitive to this, but I imagine it wouldn't be an issue for most folks, unless you had asthma or some other sensitivity.)
On whole, it was a good home base for our week in New York; everyone was friendly and the accommodations were nice.