Although the building is old, the apartment is very clean as pictured. The host couple are nice and responsive. Communication was easy. The location is convenient as far as access to subway and bus lines are concerned. The place is quite small, there are two of us and I didn't like hanging out in the place for long as it feels a bit tight. South exposure so a lot of sunlight -- I imagine it would be warm in the winter but it can be hot in the summer, so one needs to keep the shade down and AC on all day. AC is a bit noisy, and because it is close to bed (practically touches the bed) so you will feel the vibration while sleeping which is a little annoying. We stayed for 12 days and I was a little surprised that there was no change of linens or towels. The hosts explained that this was the airBNB policy ( what a strange policy ) so I didn't ask for more towels. ( they do have laundry downstairs but I didn't want to bother with that. ) but such policy does seem weird and not so reasonable. To be fair, after explaining the policy the host did offer to come over and wash the linen for us ( which was nice of them) but I didn't want to impose it on them so we declined. Overall an ok experience, but I have stayed in NYC often and given the small space, and east 100th street location, I feel there are other places that are probably better value for money.