Three (3) necessities that I look for: location, comfortable bed, and hot shower. Pete's place was 5-star on all three areas: (1) location, location, and location - so centrally located on a quaint (in NYC?) one-way street - I felt safe in the area; (2) bed was very comfortable, and room was very clean; (3) bathroom was clean and shower was nice and hot.
Pete also left the A/C on for me - a nice touch.