A nice apartment with an especially friendly and accommodating host (Martin). It does not feel like a hotel, it feels a lot like being a guest in someone’s nice apartment. I would give it a 4.5* for the cost.
The location is excellent, with easy subway access to Manhattan. The bedroom is quite small, though the living room is spacious and well decorated. Martin was generous is allowing me to use spices / honey / etc in the well-stocked kitchen.
I had a lot of luggage and music equipment, it wasn’t easy to organize these things during my 2-week stay. Some AirBnbs have lots of open closet and dresser space — in comparison, the closet and dresser were almost completely full with the Martin’s items. So this spot is best for someone who can keep their items in their suitcase, or just use one dresser drawer max.
Martin was accommodating with me having an unplanned guest over a few nights. In return for Martin’s flexibility, you may have to be flexible with Martin occasionally using the living room to work from home, renting out the second bedroom to other Airbnb guests, or sleeping on the couch (this just happened once, but was a surprise the first time I had my guest over).
Overall the physical space is perhaps 4*, but Martin being very friendly, the good location, and the feeling that you’re in a real home makes it 4.5*