The room was lovely! And the area, in Astoria, Queens, is a place I love dearly.
Would I recommend staying here? Kind of, depends what you're after. I'd say this place is a mix of hotel, apartment, and hostel. It's like a hotel in that you have a lovely, password locked room, it's like an apartment in that you have a kitchen (although your usage of it is limited by rules - ie. no cooking). And it is like a hostel in that you have a shared bathroom -- and also the guests staying the same time as you can make or break your trip.
There were two girls staying for first few days I was here, I think maybe from Belgium; they were loud until 2 or 3am, including one of them arguing on the phone with her boyfriend all night in yhr kitchen. This is not the fault of Lolita - you can't predict how guests will be, but it's the nature of the building and type of rental that you will meet various types of guests, which can be wonderful but, if sleeping is part of your plan, could be a pain. That being said, my last three nights were blissfully quiet!
I never met Lolita, all communication was through messaging, but her responses were fast and helpful!