This is a hotel that you are allowed to book through AirBnB. A warning to future bookers: the listed price is NOT what you actually pay. NYC has special taxes for hotels, so once you get to the hotel you'll pay an additional $23 per night. It's kind of obvious that the hotel is using AirBnB as a way to show a "lower" price to get people to book. Overall, the hotel is fine. It's a mid-tier hotel, about a mile walk to Times Square. It's NYC, so there is a lot of noise in the rooms facing the street (e.g., ambulances, honking until around 1-2AM). The hotel staff are EXTREMELY nice though. Everyone I interacted with was super helpful and kind.