Anthony made us feel incredibly welcome, even coming out, into the rain, to greet us and escort us inside. The room was exactly as pictured, though the bed was turned perpendicular to the wall to accommodate an air mattress he provided. Both sets of sheets, and the towels provided, were clean and fresh. The room is very spacious and has a view of the Empire State Building. The room now has a small refrigerator, in which we kept soft drinks from the pharmacy across the street. Times Square is a 15-20 minute walk away; the nearest subway is 5-10. We felt safe walking around the neighborhood at all times of the day, even at 3 A.M. During our stay, we were aware of other people in the house - - we could hear a TV playing softly, when we entered at night - - but we never actually saw anyone, nor could we hear anyone, once we were inside our room. The bathrooms were always available to us, so it felt like we had the place to ourselves. There is a lock on the bedroom door, and, the one time Anthony entered the room during our absence (at our request), he was kind enough to relock the door. Our belongings felt very safe, and we were comfortable being gone all day. Anthony is very quiet and courteous, and left us to our own adventures, but responded to our text within a few hours, the one time we had a question. Overall, we felt like renting a room from Anthony was the best decision we made for our trip. The location and price were perfect, the room was clean and safe, and Anthony was gracious and sweet. We will definitely rent form Anthony again, when we return to New York, next year.