Alright, I´ll try to be as honest as possible. Let´s start with the good points: Pamela is a super-friendly and welcoming host, she´s very responsive and will answer all your questions in no time. Her place is literally round the corner from Bedford-Nostrand station so it´s fairly conveniently located. Now the downsides: first of all, the bed is sooo squeaky!!! it literally squeaks every single time you move, it definitely needs changing. Second, obviously it is a shared space, so you mustn´t forget you might be waiting for the bathroom for half an hour in the morning. The problem is that the four rooms she rents can accomodate up to 11 people and that´s quite a lot for one bathroom, which is consequently impossible to keep spotless and you´ll definitely stumble upon other people´s hair in the sink or shower, not to speak of the fact that the shower itself is kind of rugged. So all in all, you probably get what you pay for, because the price is quite reasonable, but I will definitely choose a different place next time I´m in New York City.