We stayed in the room for one week and enjoyed our stay a lot. Even it is a little far from Manhatten ( takes you around an hour to get there) you can reach the house by metro and bus and you only need the local metro ticket (2,75$ one way, 31$ weekly pass). Everything was as it is described on airbnb. We didn't meet Shirley a lot, but the room is located in an appartment with other airbnb guests and we had a really good contact with the other guests. But, as the walls are really thin, it can be a little noisy in the morning. During our stay, there where guests with young children, that woke us up in the morning. Unfortunatly there is a kitchen, but you shouldn't cook there.
The house is located in a safe neigborhood and even at night time I didn't feel bad walking home alone as a girl.
For us it was a good opportunity to stay, during our visit in NY and I would recommend to stay there. Thanks a lot to Shirley