Pros: Price and Location! This apartment is smack in the middle of East Village in the lower east-side and there are tons of shops, bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and even dispensaries, if you're into that. The apartment is small but being in Manhattan the two separate bedrooms are great and each has their own AC, adding a great value. The couch can also be converted to another bed, but I think it's broken, so we just slept on it as a couch, but it was comfortable. The beds in the bedrooms are also very comfortable, but the front bedroom is noisy since it faces the main street. All appliances work well, water pressure is good for the shower, and the kitchen has plenty of dinnerware.
Cons: The entire apartment needs to be thoroughly cleaned, and maintained that way for visitors. We found leftover water bottles in one of the bedrooms and refrigerator. The bathroom needs to be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. The carpets should be at least vacuumed, and the floor towels in the bathroom need to be washed. There is no bath soap or shampoo, and we only got two towels to use. Linen's should feel and smell clean, and unfortunately these did not feel that way. We had to wash the dishes we used with paper towels since we did not find any dish sponges. Communication with Ethan was good, but there was no book with instructions for the basics like WiFi login, access codes, or suggestions on places to eat, etc., so we had to text the host for these. The address provided by the host is different from the one Airbnb has on file, which was not that big of deal to me, but full disclosure is a must prior to booking. Lastly, I think overall NY is not a place for young children and/or toddlers, but in my opinion, this place is definitely not recommended for families with young children. I'm from California so I'm used to having dispensaries all over the place, but I know that can be an issue with other groups of people.