The stay at Karens place was really nice for the price! Karen is super friendly and I had some nice chats with her! She is very helpful and gave me recommendations for my stay.
I knew that the couch is in a shared room (the room was more spacious than I expected). Its indeed in the kitchen/dining room, next to the fridge and the table. Despite the fact that I had earplugs and a sleeping mask it wasn't easy to have a deep sleep, because Karen often cooked at late evening, lights on and not that quite. But this might depend on your sleeping habits. I would either way recommend earplugs and a sleeping mask!
Except this inconvenience, I really enjoyed my stay and would definitely recommend Karens place if you are looking for a place to stay at night in ny! :-)