I stayed with a group of 4 college students (we all interned in NYC) over the summer months. Space-wise, it was very roomy and could take 1-2 more guests in the living room. The TV in the living room with basic channels was nice, especially after the host provided us with an HDMI cord. The kitchen is a nice addition, since I liked to cook, but it will get really warm in there due to the lack of AC (unless it's winter). In general, the host was accomodating and replied to all inquiries in less than 12 hours, which was great. In terms of value, we all thought it was good - however, after staying a few weeks, we wished we had paid up a premium to stay closer to NYC (Sunnyside is mostly families) or find a non-pre-WWII apartment.

The apartment should look exactly as you see in the pictures, but it is the few words that the pictures don't tell which impacted our stay the most.

1) Wifi - The host has upgraded the router so the performance may be better, but for 90% of our stay, the wifi ranged from incredulously slow to dead (no signal). Most of our problems occured during peak hours (7pm - 12am) which is not an excuse, because that is the only time we use the internet, and when we need it the most. The advertisement promised us high speed internet but when we asked about it, our host said that it would cost an additional $35/month to upgrade to a new (unshared) line. The reason the wifi was so slow was due to the 10+? residents using the same line, I assume.

If you don't care about wifi or go to bed very early (before 7pm), then this point is moot. Otherwise, come with your expectations lowered - even with the new router upgrade the host installed for us near the end of our stay, peak hours were still bad.

2) AC - The summer months are extremely hot in this apartment (4th floor walkup right under the black roof) and what makes it worse is that if you use a microwave, hair dryer, toaster, electric kettle, or iron, you have to turn off the AC(s) and cannot use any of the above devices at the same time. Now, this may seem reasonable since it's a pre-WWII apartment with weak wiring and we never had a problem with the circuits breaking, but it becomes tedious when you want to heat some dinner and it's 90 degrees F and you have to go into your roommates room to turn off the AC, just to turn it back on to enjoy your dinner. On top of that, the AC(s) are in the form of units, so cool airflow is restricted to the one room it is located in.

If you're staying in the winter, it's probably an awesome place.

Overall, this place is best fit for a value-oriented tourist and family.