My friend and I were looking for an inexpensive place to stay while visiting NY for 3 days. Our flight came in earlier than Takanori's check in time so before I booked, I contacted him asking if we could check in early and he was very flexible with that which was helpful.
His apartment is exactly as listed except for the AC detail- his AC is a portable unit where one end blows out the cool air and the pipe end blows out hot air. Since there wasn't a window to lead the hot air out, we had to put the cool end in the room and face the pipe in the kitchen so our room was cool but once you stepped outside the room, the kitchen and bathroom was extremely hot. It would have been nice to know beforehand.
The apt is located on the third floor with no elevator access so be aware if you are traveling with large baggage or cannot take the stairs.
The room was cute and clean and he left us post-it notes for things we could use and how to use it. The only thing to add would be the shower. In order to switch between the faucet to the shower head was by pulling the ring on the faucet. We were not used to this so the first day, we just had to leave it running through the faucet instead of the shower head. We contacted him about it but he did not reply quickly enough for us to fix it in time so that was frustrating.
Communication with him could have been better. He was not available when we needed help at that moment. Also, I don't think he saved my number in his phone because I received a few wrong messages from him.
Overall, we had an okay experience. All the things I mentioned above are things that could be fixed for the next guest so I wouldn't worry about it. If you are looking for a cheap place to stay then this is it. It's also just a quick walk around the corner to the nearest subway station so that was great for touring the city.