Pros:
- Raynald is a very attentive host and easy to communicate with.
- The neighborhood is really centrally located in Nolita, which itself is the center of Downtown NY.
- The TV is huge. Literally the biggest one I've ever seen!

Cons:
- I think there are two types of users of Airbnb: those that want to stay in an empty apartment and those that like to feel like a friend is lending them their place. I prefer to stay in more empty places. This place really is filled with someone else's personal belongings. The closet was completely full, the bathroom was really filled with someone else's toiletries, the place generally has a lot of stuff in it. The pictures don't show the parts of his apartment filled with his stuff, which would have detracted me from confirming this place.
- I found the place very expensive compared to the other, equally well-located places I've stayed at in NYC in the past few months.
- The shower did not work at all. The water I used for a bath was only lukewarm.