Location was not the issue but everything else was. I don’t even know where to start. First thing first, the host does not live in New York. Her check in instruction was that her friend had to open the apartment for us. We had to wait a while for her friend. We were outside for a while. As soon as we enter the building, there was nasty cigarette smell and it was dirty af. Actual apartment door was so old that the key hole was lose and we were scared it would just rip off. Once we enter, floor was not as clean. We wore our socks the whole time. Rugs were dirty. Couch was unstable and not maintained. All we used it was to keep our jackets and purse. Host only provided one roll of tissue in the bathroom and apartment was full of their personal stuff like used oil STORED IN A CONTAINER. Every closet was full of her personal stuff like EACH AND EVERY CLOSET! To make everything worse, the heater blew the steam one night and she said it was okay and safe! Lastly, pillows had nasty stains!!