The location was good, two short blocks to the subway station, bus stop a block away, and a wide variety of restaurants three long blocks west. From our room you could see Central Park, but the room is not high enough to see over the trees into the Park.
Andres was very nice, very much a people person. His Mother and him provided a nice breakfast one morning as well!
The listing said that there was AC, but it was a window unit in another room so the first two nights we had to sleep with our door open to try and get any cold air into the room in the hot July NYC weather. Two fans moving hot air were not cutting it for this pregnant lady, I could not sleep. While we were out an AC unit was put in our window for the last two nights, which was much nicer to have on overnight.
Also while we were out on other days a mini fridge was put in our room, and a couch in there, was replaced and then the original put back. That meant that my things were moved around a few times without prior knowledge.
In the room we were in there was a small bathroom attached, but we were told to use the shower in the main bathroom.
The bed is very low to the ground and was hard for me to get up and down into. The mattress was thin, more like a futon mattress, no springs/foam.
There is a no shoes in the house policy, so possibly think about bringing slippers. Again being pregnant it was hard to take my shoes on and off in the hall.
On our last night there was another group in another room, so we had to schedule our showers more like a hostel.
Lastly also like a shared hostel there are no actual locks on the bedroom door, so make sure to take valuables with you. The building did seem very secure and safe.