Very good location. Especially if you take the bus, it is a 2-4 minute walk from the bus port. 2-4 minute walk from Times Square makes it a great location for tourists. Place was pretty clean. Kinda small, but that's what you expect from NYC. AC is nice during the summer, but a bit hard to control sometimes (for me it was too cold in the mornings). Place is around an area where it's not too lively so it won't be too loud when you go to sleep. All in all, I really enjoyed my stay!
I only met the host, Vinny, on my check-in, he seems like a nice guy but I didn't really have any problems so I didn't see him as much after my check-in.