We spent 8 nights in Francis's place and overall we enjoyed our stay. Francis did a great job communicating how to get in to the apartment and where everything was located. This apartment is in the heart of Hell's Kitchen. Totto Ramen and Empanada Mama (two of our favorites!) are literally 1 minute away. 50th street and 49th street stations for the subway are less than a 10 minute walk and about the same for Central Park and Times Square. Really a great location!
The apartment itself is spacious for a Manhattan studio. The bed is comfy and plenty of pillow and blankets are provided. The A/C worked well and kept the room nice and cool during the really hot days we were there. If you are like us however, and the house rules of "no shoes" and no dragging around your luggage drew you to this listing, BEWARE! Upon entering and taking off our shoes, we immediately could tell the floor had dust, hair, and other debris. We actually ended up buying a mop from CVS and cleaning the floor ourselves. There were a few rugs that we elected not to use because we didn't want to step on them and track whatever was on them throughout the studio.
The bathroom is of course, relatively small, but functional. Five large towels, plus two smaller towels were provided. This would have been enough, but no wash cloths were given, so we used the two smaller towels to shower the first day and then purchased our own loofas for the remaining days. Plus we had to use one of the larger towels for the floor as we didn't trust the bath mat provided. The provided soap and shampoo was inadequate as the containers they were in were frankly kind of gross.
The other large issue was the lack of privacy. The coverings for the windows were SEE THROUGH!! There is a courtyard right next the studio where people take their dogs or pass through. I tested it out at night and you could 100% see into the studio. Not being able to change my clothes or even just having privacy at all at night was a really big bummer and let down.
Overall I would say that we enjoyed our stay. If you wear shoes in your own house or don't care about that kind of stuff then you would probably love staying here.