This apartment did not work out for our stay, for both preventable and unavoidable reasons. The building is just very old. For example, the radiator was insanely loud every time it came on, to the point that it woke us up at night. However, it was impossible not to use it because there was a gap between the window and A/C unit, and a lot of air came in (one day had a low of 4 degrees while we were in NYC).
Another issue was the kitchen. While there is technically a sink/stove/oven/fridge, there weren't the necessary tools to do any cooking (cutting board, knives, pots, cooking sheets, etc). Part of the reason we wanted to book an Airbnb instead of a hotel was specifically for the use of a kitchen.
Other than those two major issues, there were a few other, smaller things: the bathroom smelled horrible, like vomit, when we first arrived (though the smell did mostly dissipate), the couch is different from the one in the pictures and much smaller, the bedsheets were very cheap and almost plastic-y/slippery feeling, the cabinets were disorganized and messy, and the place generally felt a bit unclean.
I will say that the location is amazing (though not the exact entrance to the apartment, which is a graffitied door next to a Dunkin Donuts and adult DVD store). I do think this would work fine for any one who's just looking for a place to crash for a night or two in the heart of Manhattan.