The apartment location is good. 9th Avenue is full of restaurants, bars and pubs, and food stores, so there is no problem to find a place to eat and have some fun. The apartment is within walking distance from Times Square, MoMA and other museums, the NY Public Library, and the Central Park, which is also nice.
The apartment is very tiny, and the bathroom is of the airplane lavatory size, plus a shower. I wouldn't say it's a gorgeous place in any sense. The living room isn't large. We were three adults and it was more than enough for this very small apartment. I can't imagine 4-5 people staying there. The bed in the second bedroom is short, our son had to lay diagonally on it to fit in. I know, it is almost impossible to find a place in this area with two bedrooms in this price range, but still... The apartment walls were dirty, and the washer stinks of mold, really badly; I couldn't bring myself to wash anything in it. 52nd street may be quite noisy, and Lica knows about it: she offers earplugs. However, Lica does not mention it in the description; and the earplugs didn't work for me.
The flow is the bathroom sink is really slow, and I asked Lica to fix that. She promised that her brother would come to take a look, but he didn't, so the advice was to take out the drainer. On the positive side, the water in the shower was always hot.
Again, in this price range, it is a decent place to stay in NY if you plan to spend most of your time walking around the city.