Ruben’s apartment is a good place to stay. It is far from midtown but close to two subway stations, wich made heading to downtown pretty easy.
Ruben arranged so that we could check in earlier and checkout later than usual time. During our stay, we agreed with Ruben that the next guest could leave their luggage in the apartment before our checkout time. The problem was that the guest didn't stop by to leave his bags but to actually stay. About an hour before our checkout he entered the apartment with another key, not knowing that we were still there, and said he was never warned that there would be other people there and about what time he should arrive. It was a awkard moment and we had to pack our stuff and leave in a hurry.
In addition, my only negative comment is about cleaning. Some corners have not been cleaned in a long time, the sheet had something like sand and there were cockroach feces on top of a furniture in the living room.
So, considering everything, I would stay again in Ruben's apartment if the cleaning was improved.