I never met or even talked to my host. Efforts to contact her/him proved fruitless. Instructions on how to access the apartment were forwarded to me through my wife in Germany. My accommodation goals were an apartment in the vicinity of the Lenox Hill Hospital where my son was scheduled to undergo open heart surgery. The area, mid-60s, East side, were excellent--safe, clean, and accessible. Other than that, I have very little positive to say. Upon arriving in NY, I went immediately to the hospital to see my son before going to the apartment. It was approximately 11:30 PM when I finally arrived at the apartment. Aside from noticing that there was no elevator and the apartment was n the 4th floor, I also observed that the room was quite small, smaller than my son's hospital room. I immediately went to bed and it wasn't until the next morning that I discovered large stains on the top bed sheet. Upon changing the sheets, I then discovered a large brownish red stain on the mattress cover. There was absolutely no place to hang any of my clothes. I spent the week living out of my suitcase. It was only on the last day that I received an SMS notifying me that there was a device under the bed for hanging clothing. Why was this not already set up for potential guests? why were there no instructions informing guests of this device? I had no internet service the entire week despite following the published instructions to the letter. I did have internet services in the hospital and every restaurant I visited. Upon opening the refrigerator, I was struck by a thick cloud of foul and putrid air. I never used the refrigerator or kitchen for the entire week. I observed at least two dark brown substances on the hard wood floors, either mud, melted chocolate, or fecal matter. The apartment on the second floor was undergoing renovation, which left the stairwell thick with dust and debris the entire week. No effort was made to clean the stairwell every day after the workers departed. Every step on the carpet produced a cloud of dust and the stair rail was covered with a film of dust. Prospective guests should have been informed of this inconvenience. A large sky light was positioned over the bed with no way to darken the window when sleeping. Perhaps romantic for some but not conducive to sleeping for others. The bathroom was small with no room to place toiletries except on the back of the toilet. I killed a tick in the bathroom. In conclusion, I found the overall experience fully unacceptable and strongly encourage any would be guests to look elsewhere. If it wasn't for the exigency of my son's situation, I certainly would have looked elsewhere and absorbed the additional costs.