Simply, it was a good value, and I pass along observations:
1. The unit is up three flights of stairs. (It's an old Manhattan apartment building little bigger than a brownstone, of course don't expect an elevator!)
2. It’s two toilets on the same floor that are shared, not just one, and there are shared toilets on two other floors. No key is needed for them. They are literally "water closets" of old.
3. There's no toaster or stove hood vent.
4. The host texted me early during my stay asking that I empty the one small trash can myself. I chose not to use the can at all, because I had no idea what garbage chute he was talking about. It was not at all apparent in the hallways or lobby where anyone would empty trash. I disposed in the vanities in the water closets or public trash cans on the street. The nearest public recycling cans I saw and used were several blocks up at Madison Square Park along each side of E. 23rd St between 5th Ave & Broadway.
5. There are no chairs. Seating is the bed, daybed, and two tall but narrow wooden stools.
6. There's no kitchen table. There are only the nightstand and the coffee table by the daybed.