Pros
* The location of the Apartment is very centralized. You have easy access to the 4,5,6, B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W lines and are close to Macy's
* Full kitchen (needs a few mixing bowls & sharper knives) that allows you to cook your own meals and not stray off your normal diet. Whole Foods was an 11 min walk. The kitchen and location were our key decision-makers.
* Great tub shower. We both loved the shower, but you need to shower early - the building tends to start running out of hot water around 9am; as everyone in the building is showering for work. Didn't have an issue at night.
* Bedroom closet had lots of hangers for your clothes! This was very nice, for three was not a lot of drawer space - we had a 8 day stay and many events that required us to have a lot of clothes. If you are just doing a short stay, I think it would be fine.
Cons
* The apartment is well worn and needs some TLC. We lived in NYC for over two decades and I can see why some posted negative comments about the apartment not being clean, in all honesty, it is clean, just worn. NYC is hard on everything material, so for us it was typical.
Things to Note:
* No entertainment in the apartment. No T.V. or radio (or radio we could use). We don't regularly watch T.V. and only used the apartment for cooking and sleeping - so for us, this wasn't an issue.
* The bed is a queen futon, not a mattress. By the 6th night, my back was sore. My wife slept fine.
* Communication was excellent and immediate but ONLY through the Airbnb application.
* Late Check-in. We landed at 7 AM and with check-in at 5 PM we needed to do something with all our luggage. This can be resolved using an app called "bounce" that lets you reserve a space in a local shop to hold your luggage. There was a location just down the street.