The host was very accommodating shd helpful with local info. The location was awesome. Only $25 cab ride from LGA. Great neighborhood with some of the best restaurants we found in the entire city. We walked from the apt to Times Square, Central Park, every where north of SoHo was an easy walk. The APT was unfortunately disappointing. Extremely small (which we expected) but very dingy and drab. It felt dirty. It wasn't dirty, just felt dirty. Seemed like an abandoned home. We hated being in the apartment itself. A cosmetic reno and a little TLC would make an awesome place for the money. Oh. Great not controllable so had to sleep with windows open. Traffic noise was literally comical. Sirens and horns I'm bed with you all night! *Heat not controllable