This apartment is a great value! It is located very close to a train that gets you into Manhattan in about a half hour (in our experience). We came to New York to spend all day out and about site seeing, and this was perfect for that. It is an apartment in one of the biggest cities on the planet so acknowledging that and the limitations from that setting (i.e. not a huge space, but surprisingly spacious, some noise from outside, an older building) it was really a good place to stay on our trip.
One thing brought up is the train which is just outside the living room area window. I slept in the bedroom and didn’t hear the train at all, and the person with me slept on the futon near that window and it did not bother her at all, especially because the ambient sound of the AC window unit was enough to comfortably blend the train sounds into something that does not “interrupt”.
Paul was a very gracious host. We got in very late due to leaving later than we had hoped and hitting an hour long traffic jam on the way in, but he came out at nearly midnight to get us our parking spot, show us the apartment, and all with understanding. The parking spot allowed us to explore New York the entire time we were there without having to worry about parking or paying for parking, and again let me reinforce the fact that this is one of the largest cities on earth.
We were pleased. Paul is a great host. His apartment is a great place to crash on a trip to New York City.