The common areas of the building were really foul smelling and off-putting, and as noted the dog pottied in the apartment on a pad outside the rented bedroom - it was entirely GROSS! The bathroom was very minimally stocked and dirty. Host was pleasant enough, but had a non-working link in her access instructions and didn't respond to my email about such prior to arrival. We did get in OK though. Location was probably my issue - hadn't been to NYC before for pleasure and ended up being a very long way from the activities we wanted to pursue. I do recognize that the cost reflected that distance, but the tiny bedroom and tiny bed, hot conditions in the room (kept the window open in Dec), really off-putting smell throughout the entry/halls/elevator, and the dirty bathroom left me very unimpressed. I would not recommend this accomadation for others.