I had a great experience with Bruce, my room, and visit. When I come to NYC, I need a specific location. Bruce's attentiveness and responsiveness is superior. I had "reserved" a different room, but hadn't heard back, so contacted some other people and Bruce was the first to get back to me for this trip. We got along so well that I cancelled my other reservation and booked with him. He has a 3rd floor walk up between 1st & 2nd Ave and it was VERY quiet, relaxed and homey. I felt very safe in the neighborhood and in his building. I thought the staircases were a little bit dark, but the halls are well lighted. There is a double (full size) bed on platform frame. The bed, sheets and pillows where clean and comfortable. There were clean bath towels, wash clothes and hand towels left on the bed for my use. There was plenty of room to put a suitcase. There is a very clean powder room inside the private bedroom. The full bathroom w/ shower is in the main section of the apartment and it worked well and was clean. The A/C in bedroom worked well. He warned me it might be loud, but I didn't think so. Bruce left coffee and milk for me to use. He apologized that I might have trouble with the front door lock; it is supposed to get fixed. I read his instructions, was patient, and therefore had no problem with the lock. He was honest, it was a little tricky. While we never met, we communicated via email before, during & after my stay. We had a pick up and drop off location for the keys. Bruce left things easy to find, has a dishwasher, and made sure I knew how to connect to the the Wifii. He had a friend check in and also stay over, but we never crossed paths. I had a perfect stay and would feel fortunate to be Bruce's guest in the future. Bruce is an excellent communicator and host and has a comfortable room to rent. He also has some great books which felt like old friends.